Ed Miliband lost the 2015 election for Labour and seems likely to repeat this feat in 2029. But (and there is always a but) at least Ed is doing something unlike several of his Cabinet colleagues and… (View Post)

Tell your squillionaire mate that gilt auctions are oversubscribed. Now, in large part that is because of high (or higher than needed) interest rates but it does mean there is no imminent crisis or i… (View Post)

Brookes? (View Post)

If George Bush had taken my advice and replaced VP Dick Cheney with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and then resigned with a year to go, there might never have been President Obama. Condi Rice wo… (View Post)

LOL. That is literally the plot of the Minder episode where Arthur Daley stands in a council by-election (except with chocolates rather than ice cream so not literally literally). Available for your … (View Post)