Sometimes people choose to earn less in the civil service because they find the work interesting/meaningful or they want to serve the public. When I worked in the civil service I knew many such peopl… (View Post)

Sorry I wasn't clear. The 25% was share of income tax paid, not share of income. Your figures look right to me and OWID is a great source. (View Post)

I think it's broadly similar, slightly lower in France, Germany (more like 25%), and I think that's more because their middle earners pay more not that top earners pay less. (View Post)

I think the top 1% of earners are about 10% of total income to put that 29% in perspective. (View Post)

I think Badenoch has a talent for irritating the centre left and generating headlines. That's probably a big asset when it comes to winning Tory leadership (the others try but don't seem to… (View Post)