I said "could", not "would" deliberately. Yes some of those investment incentives will be used as you say. But some will no doubt find ways of abusing them. I would be more comfor… (View Post)

They essentially have the Hobson's choice of: 1. Letting the gutter media (it used to be gutter press) say what it likes about them. 2. Trying to set the record straight, using the media to do so, an… (View Post)

This morning's reflections on the budget: 1. Taxation hike very real indeed, both in corporation tax and income tax, probably more than is realised given likely inflationary pressures. 2. Tax increas… (View Post)

You really have a downer on him, don't you? SKS's response was fine. He came up with the right narrative of pushing responsibility onto the Conservatives. He had earlier avoided the elephant traps se… (View Post)

There were other tax rises, unless you believe that we will have zero inflation between now and 2026. If inflation takes off as a result of such unprecedented peacetime deficit spending, and the cons… (View Post)