Planning overhaul is the never ending cry of the developer. All the while they are sitting on plots with permission for hundreds of thousands of houses and not developing them. Start charging them co… (View Post)

I do think we should amalgamate NI and income tax. For one thing it would make people see how much the Government is really getting from employment. I am in an interesting position as I am operating … (View Post)

I think the answer there is not to change the system of elections but reduce the power of the parties. Limit the power of the whips and make far more votes free votes - make that the default with whi… (View Post)

Yep, I am in the same boat. I would lose out on the abolition of the Upper limit and also, assuming I continue to work, in 10 years time when I reach pension age. But it is still the right thing to d… (View Post)

Reading back my coment I wasn't clear. Apologies. I didn't actually say put it on pensions. Indeed, I got pulled up the other day when we were discussing this because I explicitly excluded … (View Post)