There was an interesting podcast from someone (IFS?) about this a few months back. The problem with the triple lock is primarily that it's calculated annually without any smoothing. If inflation… (View Post)

And this is the problem with solar for the UK. My inlaws have a fairly decent rooftop + battery setup. March to September, it produces more electricity than their consumption. Bottom of curve in Dece… (View Post)

I don't think the Tories have that option. It's more die, or change leader, then die. Kemi isn't the problem - the problem is their track record in government, where they mainly kicked… (View Post)

They are very different creatures. I (like most small business owners) avoid tax by taking dividends rather than salary. I could avoid tax by leasing an EV through my business and only pay 2% BIK, ra… (View Post)

The reality is that Starmer, wooden and useless as he is, isn't the main problem with this Labour government. The real problem is that their backbench MPs are idiots who thought they were just i… (View Post)