The iniquity of the means test. There's also the political thing that it's then much easier for high earners to say "I get nothing from the government, why should I pay so much tax?" But if… (View Post)

Absolutely. Though saying stuff that can't be misquoted is part of the art of politics. (And, as someone who preferred early Maggie to late Maggie, there is the whole 'she wanted her father's world, … (View Post)

Would have prevented some of Andrew M-W's problems, but it's much too late now. (View Post)

On the other hand, does the whole Sword of Damocles thing make it too hard for Prime Ministers to succeed? Perhaps putting a discreet cost on changing PM would help Parliamentarians to love the one t… (View Post)

Wouldn't that require him to be massively stupid and entitled and driven by the urgings of his willy... ... oh, I see what you mean. (View Post)