Abolishing stamp duty is an excellent policy with basically no downsides though. No real need for a wider joined up package there because the deadweight costs of the tax are so high. Can get rid of s… (View Post)

The problem with the insistence on ventilation & shading (blinds, shutters) is that it assumes that solar radiation is the primary source of heat. When the outside temperature is 35+°C no amount … (View Post)

I particularly liked the Gandalf quote. Sly dig at Peter Thiel there I suspect. (View Post)

Series 5 was unfortunately shit. Should have stopped at 3. (View Post)

I see Wes Streeting is proposing to match capital gains tax to income tax. /If/ Labour allows inflation re-indexing of assets, so that the cost basis for capital gains tax is scaled with inflation th… (View Post)