I think the race is so close, as the first round shows, that no candidate has enough spare votes to allow their supporters to indulge in tactical voting. I suspect MPs are actually just voting for th… (View Post)

The "pure inflation" lock led to the infamous 75p a week rise which Brown got pelters for. (View Post)

The minor dents and scratches are due to cars being bigger than they used to be (most are now genuine 5-seaters) and roads and car park spaces no wider than before. (View Post)

Productivity is largely a function of productive capital per worker. A typewriter is more productive than a pen, a computer even more productive. The trouble is, as a nation, we have not invested in … (View Post)

No. Part of the mortgage is accumulating capital. Eventually a mortgage will be paid off, rent continues forever. (View Post)