Here's an idea. Labour should announce scrapping Council tax for a 0.5%ish charge on property values, subject to a referendum. Send every house in country info on how much they pay now and what they … (View Post)

Interesting proposal from Resolution foundation... cut 2p from national insurance and add 2p to income tax. Raises 6bn apparently, largely from landlords, self employed and pensioners.… (View Post)

Always sneaks up on you thsi time of year I find... (View Post)

I suspect this is one reason why Ed can't unite the Labour Party. There's a widespread but to my mind completely bizarre belief that his older brother had the right to be leader and it was somehow a … (View Post)

UK has done better than other countries at avoiding Trump's ire. Some big nuclear deals coming soon also. (View Post)