Is the convergence in British wages a "Clean Hand Tax"?

Are British workers paying a Clean Hand Tax? This is something that came to me recently, with minimum wage increasing each year at a decent clip, it feels, at least, as a feeling that the wages of an entire raft of employees are being compressed. So...

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Mar 03, 2025
Beltie Books and Cafe, Wigtown - Bookshop Review

One of the delights of living in the Southwest of Scotland is Wigtown, Scotlands book town. It is a lovely little town dotted right next to Luce Bay and from the shore, you can see across to Creetown (another lovely town). I have been coming to the b...

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Feb 24, 2025
Nimbyism, Centralism and The Galloway National Park

Nimbyism and Centralism are, to be blunt, the two biggest contributing factors to the decline of the British economy. Devolution was supposed to be a tonic for Centralism. Town Planning reform the cure for Nimbyism. Now, in Galloway, a battle between...

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Feb 03, 2025
Recruiting V Brain Rot: Winning the Battle for Attention

We are facing an unprecedented crisis of nonsense and needless distraction, in short, we are living in the age of Brain Rot. Whilst researching this article I ended up down a rabbit hole discussion about the best ropes to use when mountaineering. I h...

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Jan 27, 2025
6 Quick Lessons for Publishing on Kindle

I have published five books on Amazon KDP that have been passion projects more than income spinners. Below are six lessons that I wish I had known throughout this process Write initially about what you know about - however boring. Why? Because what...

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Jan 20, 2025