I don't remember the policy, but how did it cope with the fact that areas that need public spending most (i.e. poorer ones) have by definition the lowest levels of income, so local income tax wi… (View Post)

Which is easy to say from a comfortable warm middle-class house, but less so when choosing between heating and eating after a shitty 12 hour shift as an under paid nurse. Yes, quite (though as you�… (View Post)

Exactly. Anyone familiar with the refugee camps in countries bordering the Middle East would laugh at the idea that we have a special problem. But I'd go further. In my view it's a disgrace… (View Post)

Yes, it's cut through to the point that people are trying their best to avoid A&E unless things are really critical. My foot's swollen after the fall yesterday so I can't wear a sh… (View Post)

You're aware that the larger problem is agricultural systems? I'm not a vegetarian, but it's hard to ignore the fact that agriculture (specifically meat production, largely because of … (View Post)