France/Netherlands/Sweden all have a signifcantly higher tax burden than we do, and their economies have on a per capita basis grown faster than ours over the last 10 years. There isn't much of a cor… (View Post)

Yes, you're right about some hospital work being in that area - but there is serious definition creep when it comes to preventative policy. Preventing someone's Type 2 diabetes from killing them is s… (View Post)

Being a social democrat and wanting the government to be fiscally responsible aren't exclusive. (View Post)

Lucky it's nearly midnight and consumption has dropped off. Happily, the Europeans are sending us 6GW to help keep the price down. (View Post)

With Leon interviewing people on Whitehall like a manic Martin Brundle. "It's a race war!". (View Post)