On this point, I can fairly confidently say from my own experience that by far the most significant factor isn't whether care is state or private provision, but whether or not friends and/or rel… (View Post)

It's fun how desperately quite a lot of very online Scottish Nationalists really want to be part of the United Kingdom when they're defining where is and isn't "The North". h… (View Post)

Virtually none. The figures for annual convictions of foreign nationals are very close indeed to the proportion of the prison population. As you would expect. Hence my "logic fail" comment … (View Post)

Not if it's raising £12bn plus per annum, it doesn't. Maybe in a couple of decades time when we're back to running a budget surplus... (View Post)

. Reportedly they're considering a flat levy of 10% on estates to replace IHT to partially fund it. The forecast is for a net increase in revenue of £4bn pa, though I suspect it might be a bit m… (View Post)