It's not only the Treasury. Look at the idiots complaining about wastage on PPE, covid testing, and quite possibly even vaccines if I look hard enough. In 2020 there was almost unanimous calls f… (View Post)

It's not just a Daily Mail problem. It's a bit like a story that X is at it's highest/lowest level for Y years. Such stories are meaningless. Any series of data will have maxima and mi… (View Post)

I don't know how true it is but it used to be claimed that the UK has the most complicated tax system. Every allowance or exemption is another opportunity for evasion and avoidance, because in a… (View Post)

One obvious benefit for Ukraine is that it's a signal to any Tories going wobbly on Ukraine, like potentially Sunak. I expect that my vote at the next general election will be entirely decided b… (View Post)

23rd July 2019. (View Post)