Except the Conservatives were pointing out the threat to increase employer's NI before the election; https://public.conservatives.com/publicweb/GE2024/18%20Tax%20rises.pdf Whether it's desi… (View Post)

On one hand, good for Conservative MPs; they've still got some survival instinct. On the other, look at how much trouble Boris was prepared to cause to become leader last time. He's in a we… (View Post)

Yes, there's a problem of a gap between public expectations and what governments can deliver. In the UK, decades of selling family silver to find ongoing lifestyle costs makes that worse. On top… (View Post)

And, at the other end of the scale, people stepping away from work early because they don't particularly need the money and the work experience is too unpleasant. That's also costing the st… (View Post)

Is it redistributive when you are giving money out with (as far as I know) no indication of where it is coming from? (View Post)