Office of National Statistics: TV Licence listed as an “indirect tax”…
Some of my friends object to my characterisation of the TV Licence — required by law to watch TV programmes “live” as “they are broadcast” in the UK — as a tax. Well, the Office of National Statistics apparently shares my view: that the TV Licence is, indeed, a tax....
Poles (and others) amongst The Few…
This message from Hope Not Hate is spot on: immigration can bring positive as well as negative effects. We are fortunate, today, to live in a country whose freedom was protected in the summer of 1940 by the extraordinary heroism and sacrifice of The Few. We should also not...
“Yes” Campaigners confuse marriage with divorce…
The Telegraph has this great picture from Scottish Independence Referendum (#IndyRef) campaign trail (which can be found here) that shows some of the “Yes” campaigners spectacularly missing the point of their own campaign when they’re photographed with a young bride-to-be. Why? Well, whilst the young lady (pictured) is about to say “yes”,...