There are plenty of people in the BBC who wouldn't have seen it as an edgy joke but good old fashioned common sense: Nigel Farage was responsible for the UK leaving the EU and therefore ought to… (View Post)

Hm. I reckon there is quite a market in this country for Scandi-style socialism. Most people would perveive themselves as net gainers (taxes would rise on me but mostly on someone else). But it'… (View Post)

Socialism itself isn't the problem. I don't think the majority of people have a principled objection to tax and spend. What tends to rile people is tax-and-piss-up-the-wall. (View Post)

Because - similar to what Pigeon says - it was increasingly difficult to identify any sections of the electorate who benefitted from Conservative government, aside from home-owning pensioners. HYUFD … (View Post)

That's true, and that's an interesting subject in its own right. A high trust society is one of the most important factors - possibly the most important - in delivering happiness and prospe… (View Post)