Thatcher had literally no sense of humour. Jokes had to be explained to her. (View Post)

I'd look for any impact to show up most strongly in self assessment income tax receipts/CGT, and those numbers aren't underperforming vs the OBR forecast. (View Post)

At some point though the markets will realise it's a Ponzi scheme everywhere. The UK could try to get ahead of things by fixing things now, especially as our demographic pressures, compared to s… (View Post)

Everything he said was true and even if it hadn't been he said it in a country where freedom of speech is meant to be protected by the first ammendment. Now apparently it isn't if you say a… (View Post)

Is this something that all right thinking people can agree is just completely wrong? Not a problem at my local as they have lots of bar staff and you never have to wait more than a minute or two to g… (View Post)