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A big majority is a big majority, but that doesn't make the PM a dictator. The tories have just proved that. My point is that the LibDems have generally acted in a more mature style and have closer aims in parliament than the current tories and with luck we won't see so much mud slinging and...

I doubt that. Even if the LibDems become the official opposition they won't have enough votes to make any headway against Labour policy. (assuming the polls are right) What may change more, we can but hope, is that we see a more grown up approach to political debate in Westminster without the...

Tell that to people who had their mortgages go through the roof, or people's pension funds fell through the floor, after Truss tried to run the country. You also need to look at the staggering wastes they've delivered. The PPE scandals, not trying to recover furlough fraud, stopping HS2 after...

Exactly, it's not a case of either/or. The tories haven't done enough for veterans, the homeless or asylum seekers.

The NHS has less managers per staff member than most commercial organisations, so it could possibly benefit from more managerial effort to keep costs down.. Don't let the right wing press make you think a few specialists cost anything significant.

The number of tories that have said publicly they want to privatise the NHS is quite high and the number that have financial interests in private health care is staggering. Of course they don't stand up in election campaigns and say it, it's electoral suicide, but if you see the past recording...

I assume that's all a spoof, but that Williamson was knighted says it all about the tories.

I don't think Labour are saying they offer transformative change at all. The change they're offering is stability and honesty. After the last 10 years that would be a welcome change. Keeping ministers in post long enough to be able to master their brief and move their policies forward would be a...

You've made some sensible posts in this thread, but the idea that a vote for reform sends a message about fiscal responsibility, honesty or clarity is ludicrous.

Every chancellor has left the 'no money' note, it's been a private running joke for decades. It was only the last government broke the privacy of it to try to make political capital. Pathetic. Do you seriously think Starmer doesn't understand the scale of the financial problem he faces ? I'm...

I'd agree with all that. An appointed upper house makes a lot of sense. Ditch the hereditary peers certainly. "not ideal" somewhat of an understatement there. It should be absolutely banned. That Johnson just gave peerages to his friends and relations is appalling. That Truss gets an honours...

About £100m not a lot in the overall context of the costs of government across the UK Probably a LOT more than you realise. They act as a safety net to prevent poor legislation. Whilst there's definitely need for further reform, some sort of second house remains a good idea. Worth bearing in...

Not necessarily, that's the point you need to register. Some businesses will choose to register for VAT before they reach that turnover level. It will depend on who you sell to and a few other factors.

That's just plain wrong. The main reason high streets are failing is that people go to big supermarkets to do so much of their shopping. They do all their routine shopping, and fair bit of non-routine too, in a single place that's easy to park...

Irony meter hits end stop

Farage was pretty much shredded on GMB this morning. Unfunded plans, benefiting the rich most, incapable of vetting candidates, politically naïve candidates. How anyone could think they're a credible government in waiting escapes me. It's disgraceful he's given so much air time when they only...

The greatest advantage is the potential customer actually seeing what they're going to buy. Many craft items have their greatest appeal when you can touch and see them in actuality. That might lead to some impulse sales. The other point is that the product will be seen by people that may never...

Depends on what and how you're selling but 100% markup is pretty routine for 'arty' galleries, especially so if they have to add VAT to sale price.

I think Ed Conway's excellent book 'Material World' talks about this and mentions that the major factories have self destruct systems in place to prevent the machinery getting into the wrong hands :eek::eek: It's quite scary that so much of what we rely on in modern life is so dependant on very...

An excellent point; I’d argue that the single most important thing today for the quality of life is a reliable electricity supply. Our dependency on the far east manufacturers for the supply of critical semi-conductors is a major vulnerability that no party seems to admit to or have a plan to...