theProle

No idea on aircraft, but in the railway world, it's not unusual for the most problematic unit of a class to become the depot "Christmas tree", as a conveniently located pile of spare parts.… (View Post)

That's one of the maddest suggestions I've heard for a while. Think about the logic for a moment. Imagine you run a widget factory, employing 100 people. Unfortunately, there is a downturn in the wid… (View Post)

There are a couple of problems with the "lets just changing the pricing structure in some way" solutions to our very high energy prices. The first is the most obvious. If we go for a region… (View Post)

Whilst you are technically correct that it's a benefit withdrawal rather than a tax, it doesn't alter the reality that for people in this situation they end up with a whole £2.07 per additional hour … (View Post)

But that doesn't matter. They've banked that. The critical question is how much tax they pay on an extra hour worked. If they earn NMW that's £12.21/hr. For an extra hour they lose £6.72 in universal… (View Post)