The state pension is simply too valuable to means test effectively. It is worth the equivalent of £200k to £300k in of savings. You would need to give people many years notice, and all but the very w… (View Post)

It shouldn't be too complicated to permit deferred tax payments and create a charge on the property that accrued interest as well. For the cash poor property rich. At least as a transition measu… (View Post)

The lesson for this for the Tories is to make a clear claim to be the party of business. The oil and gas policy is all well and good but it needs to extend to more areas of the economy. Their EU-obse… (View Post)

Bringing the war to Moscow and St Petersburg was always going to be the most effective way to create domestic pressure on Putin. It's easier to support a war where people from districts 2-9 are … (View Post)

Wouldn't be surprised if we don't see him again until the knock out stages. (View Post)