In the case of childrens' homes, there's a massive scandal of councils having to pay private providers through the nose for places, because there isn't the capacity to build and run th… (View Post)

Suspect there are a few things going on. Part is the fear that everyone has of Inheritance Tax. We hear the FORTY PERCENT (which for most people is a huge rate) but not the (above a threshold that is… (View Post)

But also something dear departed Leon said about the Trusstershambles Budget. The UK's fiscal situation isn't great. We can trade partisan barbs about whose fault that is and when it went s… (View Post)

I know what you mean, but (talking through my pastoral tutor hat) I wonder if part of DJT's problem is that he doesn't respect himself. We need people who are never at peace with themselves… (View Post)

If the farmer knows about farming and the townie knows about tax, then the townie. Expertise beats location. (View Post)