Sorry, but that's nonsense, and you know it. Fuel duty is a tax for using the roads, which contributes considerably more than the cost of the road network. The fact that this mostly gets spaffed up t… (View Post)
Cynical head on - we'd also be in stronger position if we hadn't binned off all our coal fired capacity. Coal hasn't gone up in price nearly as much as gas, and we are still sat on a lot of it which … (View Post)
On the "no-one can see a doctor" thing... A couple of weeks ago I felt a lump on one of my testicles. Rang my GP's surgery about 3pm. Could I come in for 4pm that afternoon? I did. Doctor s… (View Post)
Oh, don't worry - kids are worthwhile enough for us to go for it despite the relative financial hardship - we'll manage somehow. My point was more about the mad state of a country where family sized … (View Post)
As someone recently married, and with the kids question looming, the financials are scary. Currently we're blessed by being very well off - probably ~£50kpa income between us after tax, we've two hou… (View Post)