The rational thing is for pensioners to pay tax on their income in the same way as everyone else. But as we saw with the WFA debacle, rationality goes out the window when it comes to pensioners. I co… (View Post)

Two thoughts on this. Once you discount London and GM and all the places without a useful bus service, this is a bit more sizzle than sausage. Given the choice of being the one bestowing goodies or g… (View Post)

Probably less harmful, though hardly cost-free. Which was part of the point, of course. Basically, Hunt and Sunak were both extremely nasty pieces of work in the second half of their time in office. … (View Post)

And if you want an example of how it's not trivial to relocate, consider what the Prime Minister has said about moving to the base of his new job. (View Post)

£500 times 70 million people is £35 billion. Even £500 times 20 million households in £10 billion. If there were that much cash down the back of the sofa, Rachel Reeves would still be popular. There&… (View Post)