And I don't think RPs and Fishing's positions are inconsistent. If we spent more on those early interventions, the overall size of the state could be much smaller because it's not pick… (View Post)

I agree. And, a bit like gay marriage for the Tories, Labour are the party that need to do it. That should have been Starmer's Bank of England independence. A big conference in Italy or Greece w… (View Post)

Health is the big one. There was a discussion of Fraser Nelson's analysis yesterday and I always think it's funny that people don't consider that perhaps sickness benefits have gone up… (View Post)

I'm surprised it's not higher than £2, tbh. Early years policies have very good returns. If you look at the total benefits, the ratio can be something like 7:1. Employment rates among vulne… (View Post)

Yeah, our gilts just look normally bad 😞 I wonder when we'll next see them below 1%? (View Post)