I think it was a good speech and I quite like her personally. The central role of the abolition of stamp duty should be more controversial than it is, since it only benefits people who own homes wort… (View Post)

Switzerland, not noted as a high-tax country, has a wealth tax of 0.3-0.5% (determined by canton), with no significant exemptions but the first N francs free, typically £50,000 or so - the purpose ap… (View Post)

I think that's right (realistically the abolition of stamp duty would probably be followed by house price inflation of maybe two thirds of the impact) but it will go down quite well. I'd anticipate a… (View Post)

The LibDems don't appear to have a coherent concept of Government, rather than an assembly of miscellaneous ideas - they seem subconsciously to accept the idea that they're a supporting party rather … (View Post)

We also need to build upwards. A lot of the opposition to new homes relates to land grab, yet vast numbers of properties are single-family homes, unlike most developed countries, and some local plann… (View Post)