I've come to the conclusion that no government, of any political persuasion, is on my side. (View Post)

Taking pensions into IHT will piss quite a few people off. Ditto taxing business property. (View Post)

I think that's correct. But, what we're getting is simply redistribution from the private to public sectors. I'll believe that red tape will be scrapped by a Labour government the day … (View Post)

It's real GDP growth - but any growth per head is likely to be offset by tax increases. £40 bn in tax rises is about 1.5% of GDP. The government seems to have given up on growing the economy bef… (View Post)

The Puerto Rico "joke" sounds almost like a dead cat, compared to the other stuff. I gather that another "joke" got vetoed that involved calling Harris a c*nt. (View Post)