Trouble is that that taxes serve (at least) two purposes. One, as you say, is to signal disapproval- in extreme cases to punish bad actions. That is totally reasonable. See taxes on tobacco. The othe… (View Post)

By a fairly small amount, though. Let's catastophise and say a million very rich people leave. That will only move the median down by half a million people, and in a bit of the graph that's… (View Post)

Not entirely the government's fault. The media landscape is much more infotainment and opioniotainment than it was under Blair and Brown. And the market for messaging that is even vaguely sympat… (View Post)

There were a lot of policies like that between 2010 and 2024. Some of that is due to the recent tendency of the Conservatives to appeal to the worst instincts of the 'selfish oldie' segment… (View Post)

If you're explaining, you're losing is true as a piece of practical politics, but it's pretty depressing as an insight into the human condition. OK, I admit it. I'm on Team "… (View Post)