Likewise the Russian Empire was based upon the effective slavery of serfdom but was industrially backward. (View Post)

Not an excuse but rather a justifiable reason. The LibDems betrayal of students means that millions of young people will be significantly poorer throughout their lives. (View Post)

I'm not sure that "Don't worry about your tuition fees because you'll be getting crap pay for 50 years and so wont have to pay it off" is the sort of thing teenagers want to … (View Post)

Actually tax cuts on work do make sense. But so do tax rises on higher end consumption and property. (View Post)

Its working for many millions. But not working for many millions of others. The thing to do is to improve the situation of many of the second group without hurting too many of the first group. Easier… (View Post)