I have to say I am a little cynical of the idea that the scales will fall from people’s eyes once they start properly “scrutinising” Reform before a GE. People are so fed up that I wonder how much th… (View Post)

Yes, and the Brexit referendum (and 2017/19 elections to some extent) showed that when enough people are motivated by something “different” they will often turn out in greater numbers than previously… (View Post)

I am afraid that the vision really does seem to have been “we are not the Tories”, as the long and short of it. There was some hope when they took office that, when confounded with a poor inheritance… (View Post)

Labour’s issue is they simply can’t kill this speculation. It gave them a big problem last summer too. You can’t stop journalists writing stories/speculating; but it goes to show the government is in… (View Post)

Property taxes are about as unpopular as they come. So of course Reeves is going to wade into it. Imposing CGT or a sale levy will kill liquidity, hence stopping boomers selling the family home, henc… (View Post)