Slightly surprising, to me. I thought there would be some audible dissent, but self-discipline seems to have won the day. I think, although it's just symbolic, that this demonstrates how strong … (View Post)

By coincidence, I believe Leon's back in England. (View Post)

I'm not persuaded that Scottish high earners will be tempted to move south of the border because of the attraction of slightly lower taxes. By that logic, people would always try to arrange thei… (View Post)

I blame Gordon Brown. (Just thought I'd chuck that in, as I haven't read it yet this morning). (View Post)

I suspect that all the discussion of tax changes misses the key point. Forget the rich, for a moment. What matters to people on below average or average incomes is how much disposable income they hav… (View Post)