Sod the 50% rate. Concentrate on the borrowing

This is not a soak-the-rich budget, and the portion of it which would actually tax the rich hard will raise just over a billion in revenue – that’s against a £650 bn borrowing spree. This is an attempt to sweeten the deal for the sort of people who trade...

No two-tier MP system

Northern Ireland’s MPs should be treated exactly the same as MPs from other parts of the United Kingdom. Their expenses should be based on their actual attendance at and participation in Parliament, and no MP should be entitled co claim a red cent from the tax...

Police over-reaction strikes again

After the decision not to prosecute Conservative MP Damien Green for doing his job embarrassing the senior police force in the UK, the Metropolitan Police have turned their attention to preventing tourists from taking photographs in the capital. (Guardian) The price...

Draper in a nutshell

From the Grauniad: One friend who has known Draper for years said: “He is a rogue, and sometimes an idiot, but the odd thing about him is that he seems to get more naive as he gets older. Most of us get more cynical or wary, but he seems to go in the opposite...

Fawkes denies dog dirt theft and IRA membership

Fascist blogger and denier of the brilliance of the Glorious Leader Guido Fawkes has been recorded by the Mirror denying hiding in piles of leaves last autumn collecting dog dirt in freezer bags.  We can reveal how he: DENIES membership of Al-Qameron, the fascist...