Right, but why now? As you say, this has been going on for ages, the left have been making this point for ages, so what is causing the conversion? Is it going to be more widespread? My pessimistic hu… (View Post)

Remarkable to see the conversion of some on here to wealth taxes. Fantastic to see. Wish I could bottle whatever led to this change of heart. (View Post)

For per capita spending you would need to double it. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD?locations=CH-GB (View Post)

You have to hope he's waiting for it to actually be announced. And memo to Labour: don't call it a tax on young people. Call it a tax on workers. (View Post)

FPT As the link notes - a few extra billion from privatizations doesn't change the overall arithmetic. It wasn't luck - > better judgment & not being ideologically driven to privatise, instead… (View Post)