Everyone wants to pay less tax. It's the classic socialist mantra to squeeze those that have a few bob. IMV fairness is everyone contributing rather than folk moaning about some rich dude legally avoiding tax. At the end of the day, if there's a loophole, bitch about the loophole and get it closed.

Most people could probably pay less tax if they weren't so lazy. There are literally hundreds of dispensations on HMRC that folk can claim for under PAYE. Wear a uniform? Get a tax refund for washing it is just one example. Work in enough of them, and we could all probably save two or three hundred a year, but no, that's too much grief and not a big enough return, so let's just take someone else's money; after all, they've got enough of it. #Sheesh

I'm mystified why you are obsessed with Liz Truss. She wasn't in office long enough to do anything, and Kwasi Kwarteng introduced the catastrophic budget that brought her down. True, she endorsed it, so I suppose one could argue that as PM, she was ultimately responsible; however, there have been many disastrous budgets over the years, and prime ministers have managed to survive.

I don't think she would have survived anyway without some extraordinary support. I suspect she was given the job because the party old guard didn't want Rishi, so it was better to have an incompetent. Obviously, they tried to make her look more viable by telling everyone she was Thatcherite, but I get the feeling her Thatcherism extends to reading one of Maggie's books.

There's no way Boris is coming back; he's done far too much image damage for the Conservative Party. My money is on David Cameron, and yet I don't want him either after his spineless performance after the referendum. Sadly, there's little choice in terms of credible leaders for the Conservatives.

I'm still convinced he will take over the reins. His appointment was stunningly bizarre. A return to the flat above number 10 is the only credible explanation for him, IMO.