I'm going to ignore what the current law says for a second, because this is a politics site and debate is generally around how the law should be, not how it is. 3-4 years ago I felt the wave of … (View Post)

Regarding the triple lock, I wonder if the bast way to reform it is to adjust the formula rather than change the name. For example, continue to use the greater of 2.5%, CPI and wage growth, but compa… (View Post)

Governments these days, can't even do being unpopular properly. Applies equally to Starmer, Sunak, Truss and Johnson in their own way. None made any of the difficult decisions in that long-term … (View Post)

The trouble is he has a massive mandate to do nothing. To not be the Tories. This budget was a chance to put the fiscal position on a firm footing by making difficult decisions, so perhaps they could… (View Post)

I'm very surprised. I thought the income tax increase / employee NI decrease wheeze was a good idea in the circumstances. Actually, maybe I shouldn't be surprised. The last good idea they h… (View Post)