That's a good critique. I think I have more faith in the market to respond to low energy prices though, particularly those firms that can quickly adjust energy consumption. CfD contracts would mean e… (View Post)

Did you bother to read the article David? Your opprobrium will be valid only if Miliband doesn't fix the system the Conservatives left us with - particularly if you live north of the border. We're ge… (View Post)

4 years is a long time. I think the Conservatives should be at least a 1/4 chance. (View Post)

I don't understand why. The defeat was inevitable - if he had given Labour a somewhat respectable legacy, or at least one pointed in the right direction, then the Conservatives would be in a much bet… (View Post)

That's a really useful prism to look at UK politics through. Explains the focus on the fishing industry but not forestry, for example, despite the latter employing twice as many people. (View Post)