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)

Getting very close to a 12 month all time high on UK 10 yr Gilts now. Rising notably for last couple of hours. (View Post)

We haven't invented anti-vaxxers, we've invited them in. You're right about the rest. https://www.england.nhs.uk/south-east/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2021/05/Vaccination-and-race-rel… (View Post)

My local regional mayor applies a mayoral precept to our council tax that reduces bus fares down from £2 to £1 for under 25s. Will be interesting to see if our council tax precept will have to increa… (View Post)