The landlord tax that isn't really about landlords
Westminster has put up the tax on rental income and handed Holyrood the power to decide its own rate. On 3 December the Scottish Government shows its hand. The argument will be about fairness. The decision will be about a seesaw in the fiscal framework, a rental market already shrinking, and the limits of devolved power.
The Power to Say Yes
Britain has not run out of brave people. It has built a country of naysayers, where blocking something costs nothing and backing it can cost you everything.
