To push the tax question a notch further, when Margaret Thatcher came to power, basic rate tax was 33% (which was swiftly reduced to 30%) and VAT was 7.5% (swiftly doubled to 15%). We now have VAT at… (View Post)

That's probably the nicest thing you've ever said to me.... Enjoy the Montenegrin evening - I've only ever been to Kotor but it is a magical place. (View Post)

850,000 pensioners do not claim the pension credit to which they are entitled. Yes, we can agree the state pension is inadequate but if the additional support goes unclaimed what can be done? (View Post)

I like the idea the most intelligent person you ever meet is the one that agrees with you. (View Post)

There was a brief convergence between the "Orange Bookers" such as Jeremy Browne and the "liberal conservatives" of the Cameron grouping which made the notion of a Coalition possi… (View Post)