Something in the orange. TF that's over. Have never understood American politics. It's almost as if it is a foreign country, thousands of miles away across an ocean. Seems like I'm not… (View Post)

Aggregate vote share across all local elections since GE is interesting (with all the obvious caveats, especially over Reform share): Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK · 25m Aggregate Vote Share: LAB:… (View Post)

This talk of farmers. The simple point is that Starmer and Steve Reed lied to them, to get elected in various rural seats. An immediate loss of trust like this will not be forgotten and they will pay… (View Post)

Not sure what is funnier, that the boost to GDP from the budget finally reaches the touted 1.4% figure in....2073/74...or that the OBR forecast is believed to be remotely accurate up to that date. ht… (View Post)

As Ed Conway points out, a day after the budget and the government are halfway to breaking their fiscal rules and having to rethink their budget. https://x.com/EdConwaySky/status/1851987029912846734 (View Post)