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Oh, there was still plenty to sell. Take the effective privatisation of the NHS in the Blair years. Around 100 PFI contracts worth £80 billion. £80 billion for a building programme that cost £11 billion. £4000 for every household in the UK. A cost of £2 billion per year to the NHS. A lot of...

So what? They missed the target by a few years. I'm not sure why you care anyway, you are willing to lend your support to a party that is throwing the whole notion of deficit reduction out of the window. Surely you were glad? Hardly a crime that the deficit reduction has taken longer than...

I'm usually in favour of large infrastructure projects, but just don't see a case for HS2. Same for Hinckley Point, it just isn't needed.

The financial institutions' point is an interesting one. It is amazing how many people who demonised these companies a few years ago now seem to have suddenly understood how much revenue they generate for the UK economy and seem upset at the idea they might move away. There was always a risk...

It does stand up to some scrutiny. The issue is less that companies will move away - although some might, financial institutions are notoriously nomadic (assuming any increase is modest it might not have much impact, but equally it's not likely to generate any extra revenue either). It's more...

Because there had to be borrowing at that point to fill the black hole in the economy. Unless you think the cuts didn't go deep enough quick enough? We still had to pay the bills at that point and had to borrow to do so. Over time, borrowing has come down based on cuts in public expenditure...

That's a very simplistic way of looking at things. Borrowing peaked in 2009/10, at a time of economic strife, but the aim was always to bring that down and they are. In 2009 it peaked at 10% of GDP (153 billion), but this year will fall to between 2-3%. There will be some fluctuations but the...

This is just nonsense. Lazy soundbites. The UK has a tax system that has become more progressive in recent years, a system of tax credits that (although adjusted) remains unlike anything in place in other developed economies and a welfare system that is largely fair and generous. You could say...

Depends how you define progressive. If we view it simply in terms of income tax, then we have a system that you could argue is very progressive and weighted in favour of low and middle earners - even in comparison to Germany (which is itself quite progressive when compared to other EU nations)...

The proportion of income tax revenue that the wealthiest contribute has increased notably under the Tories. They have also continued to raise personal tax allowance so that almost half the population pay no income tax at all. The highest earning 1% pay more than a quarter of the total income...

Yeah, but apart from that you really like her :happy: Not sure which is worse, May being stuck in the 50s or Corbyn in the 70s. I'll be honest, I don't mind May. I think she is a capable politician. Given that we can be pretty certain we'll have a Conservative government for the next 5...

You described May as 'vile' and then complain about politics becoming more debased. Not sure that works.

You're just taking a snap-shot though. I'm talking about the long term trend. It is cyclical to a point, but the long term trend isn't great. Germany continues to be strong of course, but many nations within the EU are struggling. It isn't black and white, nobody is saying that it is. The...

Are you genuinely convinced by JC? Accept completely your party allegiances, but surely you recognise that much of what he is proposing is Alice in Wonderland stuff? Watching the manifesto launch, it struck me that this was the agenda of a party that is acutely aware of the fact that it has no...

You make some valid points, but also a few that are less valid :happy:. I don't mind debating issues sensibly and arguing the points, what frustrates me, and the reason I rarely get involved in these discussions, is that the debate is often skewed by people who focus on the negative reasons for...

Con? What con? It was a straight forward question given a straight forward answer. The con, the great deceit at the heart of the Brexit debate, is this idea that it will lead to economic ruin. It's hysterical and completely baseless. The EU isn't working - youth unemployment rates of 45%+...

Just read through some of the tweets to her personal account. Not surprised she has walked away. Pondlife. The staff at CCFC are overworked and underpaid and in an impossible situation. When we talk about a lack of communication, that comes from the top. At a lower level it is fine, and...

Your first two points are entirely correct, that wasn't the point I was making. There are lots of reasons to scoff at the whole notion - the practical and political barriers are probably insurmountable. The point is, that if it did happen, the commercial terms would be nothing like what we...

The SCG minutes are merely quoting representatives of both CRFC and CCFC on their vision for the proposal at that time. You seem to have some sort of unique insight into the motives of Jon Sharp and Phil Maynard, but I don't believe this to be a CRFC conspiracy. I think it is pretty clear was...

Where are you getting that from? There has never been talk of a rent arrangement. The minutes from the SCG meeting can be found here - Coventry City Supporters' Consultative Group Meeting Minutes - Wednesday, 25th May 2016 - and it is clear (given that Phil Maynard and Jon Sharp were present...