"long-term" name is optimistic, though. (View Post)

Just imagine the societal problems these megabrains could solve if they were properly directed. (View Post)

Erm... Because it won't? Though a terrifyingly huge proportion of the public don't get that you only pay 40% on the slice above the threshold; Our question was: “Suppose that you earn £50,2… (View Post)

One of the issues is that our political society is seriously messed up. The old model was "decide what you want to do, then try to win an election so you can do it", but that's been ov… (View Post)

The defeat was deserved, yes- though I would put the blame on the Lawson boom and the need to douse that. Causes and consequences can be separated by a long time. The point is more that everyone took… (View Post)