Stuartinromford

Trouble is... by any realistic standard, pensioners haven't been penalised. I've been boring on this before, but because of a quirk in the Triple Lock rules, the basic pension has risen much faster t… (View Post)

That sounds uncomfortable, inefffective and possibly illegal. Maybe I've been doing it wrong. (View Post)

One of the most disreputable things Sunak and Hunt did was to freeze personal allowances. It sounds like nothing, but in real terms it's a hefty tax rise. Trouble is that Hunt has already announced a… (View Post)

Who knows? The mechanism certainly exists, and if a few determined opponents can't stop the bill any other way, I don't think there's anything to stop them. https://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publicat… (View Post)

On the other hand, if Political Betting were a perfect market, it would be much less fun and have much less potential for profit. (View Post)