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)

Now try doing a regional comparison of how equal the UK is when measured by accumulated wealth net of debt, including housing assets and mortgages. (View Post)

Interesting thread. Sunak's chances will be better if there is an early Conservative leadership contest before rather than after he has brought in the inevitable tax rises to come. If that is predict… (View Post)