Yes it is a tax. Total generational inequality. Young people in their 20s and 30s face paying an extra 9% marginal rate of income tax for most of their working lives, unlike the likes of 55 year old … (View Post)

There's quite a good chance that the bill would be reintroduced in the form it left the Commons. It is being reported that there are already about 100 MPs willing to sign up for the ballot in or… (View Post)

Actually there's quite a revealing article in today's i newspaper, based on conversations with Labour backbenchers. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-sinks-unlikely-minister-manoeuv… (View Post)

It should not, provided that they learn from their mistakes and use the experience they have gained since to good effect. Miliband is I think being underestimated as a political operator. He has cert… (View Post)

Starmer was pushed up the political ladder far too quickly on the back of factional alliances, and lo when tested his lack of political experience when PM has been all too apparent. The last thing La… (View Post)