How do you run a 4% surplus when half the country always demands lower taxes, half the country always demands more from the state, and 100% of the country demands both? (Yes, I know those numbers don… (View Post)

And in the end, bricks and mortar retail has faded because we have collectively chosen not to use it. My bit of Romford has gone from three neighbourhood butchers to one in recent years because most … (View Post)

I'm sure most of us would want the same, given the chance. The only difference is that the generation involved have been able to get what they want at every life stage. (And, ultimately that's not en… (View Post)

The government talk is of an app that shows that you have formally established that you are who you are. No database, and probably doable pretty cheaply. Indeed, quite possibly slapping an English la… (View Post)

15 percent is 1 in 6. If my payslip were a factor of 2 off, that's a problem. Here, less so. Some of that will be underreporting. Some will be the ambiguity between "have had an abortion so far&… (View Post)