“Boris Johnson sex dossier sparks Tory civil war”

Sep 12, 2018 | In the news

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

The problem, if you think both Trump and Boris are or would be a disaster, is that the more muck is thrown at them, the more supporters they gain. “At least he speaks his mind and doesn’t pussyfoot around”, “I’d rather have a real man, warts and all, in charge. Henry VIII/Napoleon/Julius Caesar weren’t perfect”. Neither’s my cat, but I wouldn’t even put her in charge of the local council. Although…

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“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

Why did she/they (in the old sense) think that tinkering around with IHT and CGT would be enough to sort out the NHS; and the potholes; and…and the list goes on. My guess is  that they asked the Treasury for a list of anything not involving income tax that they could get away with lightly, although they should already have learned from the winter fuel stuff that all publicity is not good publicity.