On the first point, there is a chunk of people not very interested in following politics who do go along to vote as a chore that they ought to do, and some of them will be caught short. I doubt if it… (View Post)

Explanation is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2023_Turkish_presidential_election Essentially Erdogan is trailing behind the social democrat challenger. The election is Ma… (View Post)

I agree with DavidL that people on £100K aren't remotely a priority. But I like a logical system, where one gradually pays a higher proportion when one prospers. A system where the marginal rate… (View Post)

Fun question. Personally I've been happy all my life, so anything since the 60s would be fine. Culturally I think the country has become much more open since the turn of the century (genuinely a… (View Post)

FPT IFS notices that the budget has actually made the £100,000 tax trap that @Casino and other have mentioned much worse: The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the childcare proposals announced today… (View Post)