Weren't they going away? (View Post)

I think the big one is meant to be tree coverage- both shade and transpiration. For example, https://www.arup.com/news/londons-most-extreme-urban-heat-island-hot-spot-compared-to-five-other-global-ci… (View Post)

Nope- it's a dismal scabbling round for scraps of cash that can fund the state without changing the headline rates of the big taxes. Nothing more. (View Post)

Except it's not a 20% price shock, is it, because businesses claim back the VAT on their inputs. Going back to the factoid that sparked this off, independent schools look like being about 30000 … (View Post)

The other question is how much does Reform work without Nigel? By now, they probably have enough councillors, MPs and money that they can't really just vanish in a puff of smoke. But none of Jen… (View Post)