Interesting - thanks for sharing. I would have assumed catching very few people was a better starting point... but maybe you're right... having lots of people pay it, but also realize it's … (View Post)

We've already distorted the economy by not taxing some things, and heavily taxing others. It's a bit mad that primary residence gain in value is untaxed... that's quite unusual I think… (View Post)

There's no doubt the UK offers much better prospects than most of the world. But we have fallen behind our comparator nations I think. And for younger people, the tax burden (and the lack of wag… (View Post)

Inflation is going to really hammer frozen public sector salaries (whilst public sector pensioners do very well). When I started civil service grad scheme my salary was £27k. 10+ years later they off… (View Post)

Can't we just nationalise Chelsea FC and sell it to the fans? If it has the effect of discouraging friends of dictators from purchasing premier league clubs, that's a price I'm willing… (View Post)