Those results were pretty shocking for the Republicans. To lose the governor races, New York and the California redistributing are all understandable. To have an incumbent AG lose a race to somebody … (View Post)

Only sometimes? (View Post)

I will admit it isn't my least favourite tax (which is VAT, then Council Tax, then Stamp Duty). But it's still an unnecessary complication that could be got rid of without much administrative trouble… (View Post)

Siri, show me what the lowest bar imaginable looks like. (View Post)

National Insurance was introduced in 1911 for just that reason. It was based on the idea that benefits should be contributory rather than universal, and given poor people paid very little (if any) ta… (View Post)