The specifics and mechanics don’t really matter. It’s the signal it sends. Government in desperate position intervenes in independent central bank rather than dealing with taxes and spending. (View Post)

It’s pure projection, he knows he messed up. (View Post)

Just ignoring the OBR was enough to scare the crap out of everyone. Fiddling with the BoE is that on steroids. (View Post)

It’s more likely that whatever remains of the 2024 Labour vote will join the rest in the “DK/won’t vote” column, thereby increasing Reform’s vote share. Differential turnout is the biggest driver of … (View Post)

And just a timing issue. In my experience HMRC are pragmatic and accommodating when there is an issue like that. The whole ethos is designed to encourage people to report mistakes and provide documen… (View Post)