Pity poor Rachel (again), her trailed SDLT Reforms are going to hit differently now. Back to the drawing board again at the Treasury? (View Post)

I think that’s probably right but I do again question (as I did with some of the stuff that happened under the dying days of the Tories) how top politicians don’t take a little bit more of a rigorous… (View Post)

I have mentioned before that I suspect the only thing that would measurably move the dial on this topic is a significant economic shock, of the type where government simply cannot justify cuts elsewh… (View Post)

I think Farage’s speech would have solidified support, not reduced it. If you were thinking of voting Reform, I don’t think you were really going to baulk at an announcement that they’d be looking at… (View Post)

Yes, it’s perception rather than reality. A bit like the Starmer excuse that all the free stuff was within the rules, and how badly that landed. If she’s had bad advice then I sympathise, but then I … (View Post)