To have a credible alternative path for PFI you have to argue that government would have thrown out the usual bean counting orthodoxy and thought “to hell with it, let’s build those things”. This. Bu… (View Post)

The public should be allowed not to care about certain things. (View Post)

That's my take too. Starmer in this case is doing what he thinks needs to be done. He doesn't do that every time but I think he is here. The realistic alternative is to play for time as the… (View Post)

Apparently Qatar has been trying to get rid of that old Boeing 747 for years and no-one wants to buy it even at a token price. The maintenance cost is just too high compared with other planes you mig… (View Post)

The only things that matter are cost of living, substantially linked to housing; public services especially NHS; and taxes. I don't think even immigration is particularly salient to Labour'… (View Post)