One of the grim paradoxes of our times. The world is richer and more productive than it has ever been. We ought to have more surplus than ever to make life civilised, and yet that isn't happening. (M… (View Post)

Depends what you count as their core vote. The old Conservative core, people doing well but tolerating just enough social reform as was needed to stave off revolution, weren't particularly keen on Br… (View Post)

It would send the Sun dolally. See the preemptive fury here when anyone suggests stopping the "temporary" fuel duty freeze. (View Post)

Tentative hypothesis. It's not so much that there are lots of middle management drones, as email etc make it too easy for a small number of drones to cumulatively generate a lot of work for others. Y… (View Post)

Cause and effect go the other way. From Reform's 2024 manifesto; On housing, Reform aims to appeal to homeowners, including landlords. As part of the proposed changes to taxation, there is the idea o… (View Post)