One of the things I don't understand is the modern tendency to trail budgets over the preceding week or two, so by the time it's given everyone knows the content already. Surely it's the perfect oppo… (View Post)

Surely the only real route to productivity gains comes from allowing labour to become more expensive. 10 people chasing 10 jobs - full employment, but also as every employer gets an employee, little … (View Post)

I run my old diesel barge for about 25p/mile all in (not much depreciation on a £500 car). People buying new electric cars and getting hit for more than that on depreciation alone must be completely … (View Post)

Isn't the problem approximately this: Virtually everyone in the USA has a gun or ten, plus enough ammo to start a small war. There is no register of guns, and thus who has got what is pretty much unk… (View Post)

This whole episode is a good demonstration of how the government stuffs up everything it touches. It was clearly less than ideal to have loads of people driving round in double cab pickups they don't… (View Post)