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And Michael Caine plays scrooge absolutely straight, which I find just as funny as all the puppet madness around him. This is our family traditional Christmas movie, though I used to prefer It's a Wo… (View Post)

Apologies if I missed it as I dived in mid-thread, and then my lunch hour disappeared immediately after posting so I'm late replying. Actually I don't entirely disagree with you - farms and other fam… (View Post)

I feel like I'm in the minority here, in that I don't see why agricultural land should benefit from any special IHT rules compared to other family owned industries, e.g. engineering. Maybe there is a… (View Post)

Actually that's quite a jolt working that out. At no point in my working career (and I'm well inside the top 10% of earners nationwide) have I earned enough to be able to afford a 75% mortgage on the… (View Post)

That is an excellent plan. I've always wondered why more people don't do that. (Written whilst on the Lizzie Line, heading back to Romford after a day in the office) (View Post)