Yes, and it's seen as one of the great flaws in Obama's presidency, much criticised at the time. I've seen this excuse put up a few times but comparing it to something that was wrong and probably ill… (View Post)

It's a mental idea. Massively incentivises the Russians to buy and influence elections, make life miserable for anti-Russian activists, kill off journalists, the whole package. Then you're left with … (View Post)

Honestly, after COVID and Putin being a knob, that doesn't look too bad. If we'd had a windfall tax on high earners during the COVID period - as we usually do during a period of national crisis - we'… (View Post)

I think Reeves gets away with it on a technicality; there was a significant downgrade in growth/productivity assumptions by the OBR which is what she was alluding to - but there was also a significan… (View Post)

Perhaps they would have had -0.8% and -0.3% if it wasn't for the single market? Some of the economic analysis on PB is mind-bogglingly simplistic at times. On the broader point, I know Labour have ma… (View Post)