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Well, Reeves has said she wanted to be radical. It's also interesting that the headline quote for that clip is "just like Margaret Thatcher". I didn't watch all of it, but early on he says that she needs to make fundamental changes that will be unpopular, as with Thatcher, and I think that's...

They clearly got in on a manifesto of things being shit, that it would take time to fix the shit, and that eventually people would be better off. Their big plan was growth, and I assume that they're hoping the housing and energy stuff will be a big driver in that, but clearly that's a long...

I had a look at opinion polls after recent elections, and the last real "honeymoon period" was Blair in 1997. That's hardly a surprise as they were going in on a wave of positivity. In quite a lot of the elections since, the opposition has been ahead in the polls within months. The Tories went...

I guess we have to wait and see, but there are just as many stories in the press about increasing wealth taxes, like inheritance tax and capital gains. Starmer even said those with the "broadest shoulders" should expect the biggest increases.

Plausible deniability ;) "Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management" "...prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including...

The "extra" shows would always have been planned, and the level of care is just a sop to the backlash. It's not like they're giving away free tickets. They're selling shows that would have always been planned, dependent on demand, to people who have already shown they're interested.

First of all I'd build a time machine. I'd head back to the 80s, and put in some FFP/PSR like rules to ensure that we never got to the position we are in now. Other than that, I genuinely don't know. We could have a free for all, but the biggest clubs are around three times the size they were...

I agree that it's too early to judge. At the same age, Silva wasn't in the same ballpark as City's Merlin. He'd just completed a loan at Celta Vigo, and this would be his first full season at Valencia. He hadn't made his international debut, and was four years away from his move to City. We...

Yes - Feb 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/07/police-rescue-keir-starmer-after-protesters-surround-him-near-parliament

Yeah - you can see it easily coming in at City for a few tickets, similar to the hospitality, maybe even sold as a "fan friendly" way to avoid the resale sites. Inevitably followed by the slow spread to other match day tickets.

After the crap that Ticketmaster and Oasis pulled this week, I was wondering how long before a football club introduces dynamic pricing.

I suspect a lot will also be looking at the criteria for the Real Madrid match last year, and realising they need to go to the group games if they want to go to the knockouts.

I was only teasing about the helicopters, but what you described doesn't reflect the charity sector I know, and it's a shame it's coloured your view for all this time. Places dealing with second hand clothes and shoes will make money because people give them things for free, which they can...

I do think you're exaggerating. I've worked with hundreds of different charities, over a number of decades, and knowing what kind of salaries those kind of jobs pay, the thought of them all turning up in new Mercs and BMWs makes me smile. I can, however, imagine them turning down the...

By the time you've told that story a few more times, the shoes will have been all clean and boxed up neatly, and the reps will be arriving by helicopter ;)

Isn't everyone well below Haaland's level when it comes to goal scoring? :)

I think most people would agree that they want to help their own children. But that applies to any taxation. If I didn't pay any income tax, I'd have more money to spend helping my children. In fact, it would be even more useful, as I'd be able to help them out while I was still young, and when...

I'm trying to work out if this is satire?

Why isn't playing a false 9 a logical explanation? In the three seasons before Haaland arrived, our top scorers were Sterling, Gundogan and Mahrez. In two of those seasons we scored more league goals than we have when Haaland has been here. The club may decide to bring in a backup 9, but the...

I know from working for a charity in a rich area of the country, that there are plenty of people who are asset rich/cash poor. However, for IHT purposes, these people will be dead. Whoever inherits, has just got an asset worth £500k+. Unless the person inheriting is also living in the same...