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)

I think some of it is a psychological “legacy” thing. This idea that no matter what I passed something down and people made something with it. Perhaps some people don’t like the idea of gifting becau… (View Post)

Am I being stupid, if you put a tax on house sales over £500k doesn’t that just create an incentive for people above that bracket to cling onto their houses for as long as they possibly can? Isn’t th… (View Post)

He’s a bit like that unpopular kid at school who wants to be liked. He gets his fun day out with the cool kids (Putin) who he doesn’t realise walk all over him and laugh behind his back, then has to … (View Post)