Two things can be true at the same time: 1) Johnson has used - and is again using - Ukraine to make himself look impressive. But that does not have to be his only motive. 2) Johnson’s actions in the … (View Post)

Especially since a lot of the talk out of European capitals was “what’s the point, they’re going to lose anyway”? In fairness to his predecessors, the UK’s pro Ukraine policy predated Johnson, but Jo… (View Post)

Since the debate is about the impact of Brexit, the Brexit referendum is not an unreasonable starting point.....I'm sure you could pick dates showing the UK doing better.... (View Post)

In contrast to this morning's pre-print suggesting the Census may be overcounting the trans population, an alternative take - based on anecdote - that it may be under counting it: This is very i… (View Post)

FYI, after Germany reported a 0.2% q/q fall in Q4, here's an updated chart comparing UK and German #GDP since the #Brexit referendum. A fair assessment is that cumulative UK growth since 2016 ha… (View Post)