Tom Forth is doing some interesting digging into the Manchester Myth, if anyone is interested. https://x.com/thomasforth/status/2056047335327617318?s=20 (View Post)

I’m sympathetic to Burnham here. Why didn’t Streeting just wait until after the by-election? Losing it to Reform is fully catastrophic for Labour and doing anything to undermine him for the next few … (View Post)

You're making the assumption that you'd be in the 25% that can read properly. Even then, it shows a rather alarming apathy to those who aren't so lucky. (View Post)

That' squite an interesting question - perhaps you'd want to compare rich states v rich EU countries, and poor states v poor EU countries. My sense is that the top US states are astonishing… (View Post)

Yes, that's exactly right. There's not much point in an economy that does not deliver good outcomes for the people who live there - whether that is decent private incomes or great public se… (View Post)