Monthly Archives: May 2017

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland spending much more on public services than they collect in tax

Robert Henderson The Office for National Statistics (ONS)  has produced  its first regional analysis of UK  public spending  and tax collected. The ONS describes the statistics as experimental and their  methodology can be found here at the beginning of the … Continue reading

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What would be the effects  of a radical reduction in immigration to the UK?

Robert Henderson Ukip has embraced a nil  net  immigration policy based on a one in one out to leave the population unchanged by immigration. In the year ending Sept 2016   596,000 people came to the UK  and 323,000 left giving … Continue reading

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