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The Rachel Reeves interview with Charlie Stayt on BBC Breakfast, was a belter. Stayt asked a perfectly basic question: how will the government record EV mileage for the new road-pricing scheme? Reeves’ response? “Cars have to have an MOT.” - in a really arrogant tone. Charlie quite rightly...

The only saving grace in this whole circus is that it might actually be a “better the devil you know” situation, because the rest of the Labour Party makes her look like the sensible one. That’s how grim it’s getting. Some of these characters are so far off the deep end they’re making the Greens...

Sorry for the delay - missed this Except you don't get to clear the mortgage unless you sell - as that is interest only. On repayment the numbers don't stack up. Then you get hammered for CGT on the way out as well. I've just written a property tax book with horror stories in it- yes there...

The demographic and behavioural characteristics of a population are always going to shape how effective any strategy is. The trouble is that the strategy only works if people actually follow it. I still remember driving through Leicester during the local lockdown. Groups in the area had put out...

That Arsenal celebration still sticks with a lot of Palace fans, and there were things he did after he left that didn’t exactly endear him to us. That said to say he wasn't scoring for us is rubbish. We were a long ball team. A good long ball team, but a long ball team all the same. If you...

By and large, the tax rates for the employed and self-employed in this country are roughly the same - around 28% and 42%, depending on basic or higher rate - Fair enough. But if, like me, you run as a limited company (because you need the protection - no sane person wants to be a sole trader...

I don’t think the former Prince Andrew is stupid in the traditional sense. He’s fluent in English, yet somehow manages to communicate absolutely nothing of value. That interview he did wasn’t a car crash ,it was a controlled demolition of his own reputation, performed live on national...

I believe in Moneyball he actually was in real life. The War of the Worlds was a good shout. Tom Cruise did an admirable job sprinting from one existential crisis to the next, occasionally remembering he had children. Mind you…… Then along came the BBC, who looked at HG Wells’ masterpiece of...

Féodor Atkine unlikely as he’s a well known French actor. Not since my dad told me when I was 14 that everyone knows “Eden Kane is Peter Starsted’s brother” (without a hint of irony was shocked I didn’t know). This was 1995 The same year I wrote a school piece on Sharpe and Major Ducos...

No one has ever had their sun life paperwork delivered to their house. It’s always the f***ing neighbour.

Ironic, really. She’s the only funny thing he’s ever been in.

Arne Slot wasn't having a moan when Liverpool were attacking was he :-D That VAR and ref team will be getting dropped now

A little bit “Dagenham” A few stops short of Barking

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Finances and tax is one area I do know a bit about, so what I’m going to do here is compare what’s gone before with what’s happening now. Take, for example, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi. He’s no longer in post, but his...

You weren’t given a “spell in opposition” - you were thrown out. The electorate didn’t politely rotate the chairs; they delivered a humiliating verdict. Calling it a “spell” is exactly the kind of denial that keeps you stuck. And yes, Reform is picking up support. That should be blaring like an...

There are two rules of thumb in politics, and they apply no matter the party. First: when anyone says “I’ve been very clear” (or “she’s been very clear, he’s been very clear”), you can guarantee they haven’t been clear at all - and they’re about to answer a completely different question...

You’ve just highlighted the problem. I’m a voter with no political allegiance. I’ve said – nothing in the Conservative Party appeals to me. The response? Keep marching down the same road – and tell me I don’t understand. Well guess what – being told I’m not smart enough to see the brilliance...

So, apparently, we’re meant to get excited about yet another Conservative “policy renewal programme.” A fresh reinvention. A shiny new reboot. Call it what you like: Doctor Bloody Who, Doctor Bloody Pete, Doctor Bloody Shipman for all I care. In fact, Shipman would probably get more votes than...

I’ve got sympathy for everyone in this circus, to be honest. Guéhi probably thought he had the Liverpool move lined up, but at the end of the day he’s still an incredibly well-paid footballer – even if he’s not exactly troubling the top earners. He’s within his rights to see his deal out and...

People were panicking when Anderson went last year - things move on. Personally I think Glasner would have cleared this, and to the prat above saying Parish is out of his depth. 15 years at the helm, 12 in the Premier League and two trophies. Not bad for out of his depth.