Sunak clearly wants the option of a May election on the table. That's why so many journalists, politicians and commentators (including on here) are so feverishly excited about the prospect. There's b… (View Post)

Well, the obvious thing would be to increase income tax to compensate. So it's easily funded. However, presumably Hunt wouldn't want the inevitable Pensioner Tax headlines it'd generate (despite it b… (View Post)

Most people don't really know what tax rates they pay. It's just not a visible thing. Even those with self-assessment and tax returns see the *amount* they pay much more visibly than the *rate*. But … (View Post)

On topic, Robert is entirely right. Except that it should be attorneys general, I think? One point I would make though is that he will find refinancing easier if he is running for president (and inde… (View Post)

I wonder how self-financing cuts to NI are. Leaving aside the claimed feedback effects of cutting taxes in general - greater investment, saving etc - from a purely political point of view, you can ge… (View Post)