Yes. But I also think we that such crises should, actually, hurt. E.g. during the world wars borrowing massively increased, taxes went through the roof, and the general living conditions were really … (View Post)

Not much the government can do about that. But we appear to have escaped the borrowing costs/deficit tailspin. We all have different attitudes to the deficit/debt, but I think it's fair to say t… (View Post)

And with FPTP it would depend on the relative sizes if each within each constituency. I think what is a reasonable assumption is that if Reform win a majority it would be similar to GE '24, just… (View Post)

1) There's usually a surplus in January because of self-assessment 2) That's genuinely a positive surprise. Whisper it very quietly, but amongst all the noise about a slight uptick in unemp… (View Post)

It's satisfying living in a country where the King's brother can be arrested and taken into custody. Look at us, America. Who has the tyrannical monarchy now? (View Post)