You were talking about prime ministers not being economists on a previous thread, @ydoethur. Alex Salmond was an economist by profession and I believe a well regarded one. (View Post)

This thread has an interesting theory about where the Tories went wrong, which I find compelling. They lost because nothing they did worked: austerity, Brexit, healthcare reform, levelling up etc htt… (View Post)

Yep. The government made a mistake, but it probably wasn't Haigh. It was whoever thought it was a good idea to invite DP World to its Investment Summit. Also not great PR for the company. If it … (View Post)

When comparing class attitudes between the UK and the US bear in mind the US has a different definition of middle class. These are people literally in the middle, broadly equivalent to C1 and C2 soci… (View Post)

. The big mistake I think here was inviting DP World to be centerpiece of your high profile event. It was asking for trouble. (View Post)