On the Truss/Kwarteng budget, it's rarely mentioned now but in my view the most egregious part of it was cutting the top rate of tax from 45% to 40%. This meant the highest earners would gain an… (View Post)

I can't see Reeves defecting to the AfD. (View Post)

Well done Sadiq Khan! Well, you can't blame him for rising knife crime (which isn't true, actually) without giving him credit for a falling murder rate. (View Post)

I'm old enough to remember, rather too vividly, the 70s and 80s. And guess what? Back then, the general opinion was that the calibre of MPs had declined significantly since the 1950s/60s. Nostal… (View Post)

Excellent news, if true. With wages rising, a small step on the rocky path towards more affordable housing. (View Post)