I wonder if there's a previous example of a *new* Govt not having a budget reviewed by the OBR and what the outcome of that was? (View Post)

Cleverly is currently 12-1 on Betfair, 'hat 18-1. Worth it as trading bets, on the assumption that one of them will make the final 2? Somewhere to put the betfair bonus bet. (View Post)

According to the Telegraph it seems that Simon Case has just filled his intray with his easiest task ever, investigating the source of "hostile briefing" against Sue Gray. (View Post)

It's was deliberate policy by the Conservative govt to warehouse asylum seekers rather than process them. Just as they allowed the right wing media to play up "illegal immigration" rat… (View Post)

You are way out on your numbers. 1) it's only about 30k directly employed on rigs 2) those jobs only disappear when the facility shuts down 3) new offshore facilities will have far fewer offshor… (View Post)