It was devastating the last time she did it, and messed up the whole context of her economic policy. She talked the economy into the doldrums. I did think of this episode of The West Wing: https://yo… (View Post)

I knew DM a little, very much a Francis Urquet type, without the cheery personality. Dour, but very competent and serious. Took his role very seriously. (View Post)

These mechanisms in the background are there to incentivise improvement and efficiency. You can argue they dont work effectively, but just because the punter doesnt care about anything other than the… (View Post)

Yes. I agree doing things on the cheap isnt the solution in many cases, invoke (though not entirely correctly) the theory on boots. Just spending more on something does not equate to improvement, it … (View Post)

Could we imagine the howls of outrage if this was in itself a private prison? It would be the profit motive under attack, with the whole concept of private management of prisoners in jeopardy. Labour… (View Post)