Online gamblers will be likely to get round any significant tax increase.

So easy to avoid. Still, if it makes you feel good about yourself, go ahead.

When I first started work (1966),my employer had a comptometer room in which 10-20 staff (always lasses) spent the day calculating invoice totals and then checking their figures.
We had a print room, and a mail room, and secretaries with typewriters. All gone.
Things change if we like it or not.

Also comparing National Debt with GDP - then we can jail all the economists.

What price Jeffrey Epstein to get a posthumous pardon?

Damned when you do - damned when you don't.

When do you plan to go on strike Stephen?

Is that sarcasm or do you really think that?

Surely it wasn't solely on that basis. Take a look at George Peretz's post on this for a broader picture.

I had no sympathy at all for the police until I came to "75 year old ex teacher", then all became clear.

That bus stop serves the US Embassy.

You are paying far too much, unless you are employing a cleaning company which is hardly a like for like comparison.

Agree with this. Many carers want to care for their loved ones and many sufferers feel less anxious when this happens.
Advice, prompt medical support, available respite care, and assistance to remain at home (when required) would help. Those carers whose careers suffer need particular support.

The incorporation agent should be regulated, in which case they should carry out KYC checks and report any suspicious activity (and the individual responsible) to the authorities.
The fact that Barbarat is able to do this unchecked may suggest that they are not (yet anyway) defrauding anyone.

Can we get it to the right place at the right price though? I had high hopes for regional pricing but it looks as though that approach is dead in the water. Can the Grid and storage options develop quickly enough? I agree about maintaining some gas.

How do the historical data support that view?

Say it goes up by 4% in 2026. Then the minimum increase in 2027 is 1.0625 % (2.5% twice is 5.0625%).
If earnings or prices have gone up by more than 5.0625% over the two years, it goes up with the higher of those.
Over time, should broadly increase with earnings, which is fair.

You are not recalculating against the previous year - you are recalculating against the base year (2025 say) instead. An annual rebasing is currently leading to gross distortions over long periods.

Compare with a base year (say 2025) every year. Guarantee a minimum of 2.5% per annum, or increase in earnings/prices if greater. Over time, should broadly increase with earnings, which seems fair.

Who is the man in the photo?

2035 - aah...

Is the arms budget 5%?

Blaming markets is like blaming the scorer when your winning strategy fails and you lose the match.

Do you believe what Shipman writes is accurate?

The simple truth is probably Bob V and Kneecap don't give a fuck for the people of Gaza. It's career enhancing posturing which would best have been ignored.

I genuinely wish that life was as simple as that.

My holiday trips are popular with geriatrics (like me) who are happy to pay to bring a 10kg bag on board and avoid the luggage carousel. Horses for courses.

You have been luckier than me in the airlines you have regular experience of. The low cost lines I fly with usually limit free hand luggage to hand bags or laptop bags.

I think that business schools would need to go back to including Industrial Relations, Law, Organisational Behaviour and Business Planning in their programmes to produce good managers. Currently they focus on entrepreneurship and profit maximisation.

Thanks for that. I should have known that and must get out more (metaphorically).