No, it wasn't wrong. He was hired for a specific term (later extended), for his expertise, and around the world it's not actually that uncommon for foreign citizens to be appointed to such … (View Post)

You are describing how you would like the UK tax system to work, not how it does work and has worked for many decades. So it's not a 'tax dodge', it's how the system is supposed t… (View Post)

There weren't any Labour plans. In the most extraordinarily cynical dereliction of duty, Brown insisted that Darling didn't carry out a spending review. So all we had was a spreadsheet show… (View Post)

Aaagh! I'm off to bed and I'm going to have nightmares now! (View Post)

Indeed. That's what happens when you inherit an eye-wateringly large deficit, followed by a unprecedented global pandemic requiring massive support. Mind you, since 2019 the public finances have… (View Post)