Back on topic, I've been having a look at the Heavy Woollen Independents, who got 12% as TSE shows. The current leader is ex-UKIP and the party Facebook site is a mixture of rants about crime an… (View Post)

Yeah, I'm in the "why bother" camp - the system is obviously ridiculous and the media flip-flops between fawning and attacking are just tiresome, but as long as the monarchy stays out … (View Post)

Yes, I never met anyone in Switzerland who thought the wealth tax unreasonable. Come to that, I've never met anyone who hated IHT, though I know there's a widespread belief to that effect. … (View Post)

Speaking as an old-fashioned leftist, I regard fulminating about individual actions as a distraction, and accept that people will seek to maximise their finances and pleasure in whatever financial en… (View Post)

Yes, it's a bit reminiscent of the 50p pension rise. (View Post)