As I've just pointed out (I hadn't seen TSE's comment) between £100,000 to £125,00 the Scottish income tax rate is 62.5%. Add on 2% Employee NI and you are only going to see 35.5% of e… (View Post)

The WCML has been running at capacity for decades and we've reached the point where there are no plausible improvements left to make. Similar the ECML and Midland Mainline have similar capacity … (View Post)

Do you want social care to exist or would you rather watch local councils to fall apart. Which is why no-one is going to use that attack because the problem needs to be fixed and we can't kick t… (View Post)

They've served x time in prison and will never return to the UK - I suspect most victims would appreciate that latter bit as much as the first bit (and probably more).. (View Post)

We can't rehabilitate people we don't want in our country otherwise we end up with the weird logic where robbery gets you sent back home but rape allows you to stay in the UK. And while I d… (View Post)