« Ian Swales MP writes… Making the industrial strategy work on Teesside

Teeside industry – Some rights reserved by Anthonywilkins

* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.

Roland
@Peter Martin - I was responding to the curved ? ball Jeff throw out about Motability: If they can't charge VAT then its okay to reclaim the VAT rather than sim...
Peter Martin
@ Simon, "Low earners on the IOM pay tax at 21% compared to – I think – 20% in the UK" I don't know where you get your IOM figure from. It is easy eno...
Chris Cory
I thought the draft strategy motion was a definite step in the right direction, especially the recognition of the need to engage rather more with the general me...
Peter Martin
@ Paul, Your point about "Viking and Norse-Gael Roots" would apply to the Orkney and Western Islands. The population of the Northern Parts of Britain , inclu...
Simon Costain
William le Scrope, King of Man, was murdered by Henry IV in 1399 whilst Scrope was on a private visit to Bristol. Thus the island became a crown possession in a...