I think Badenoch is simply wrong. Wrong on the moral principle. Wrong about the international realities. And wrong if she thinks her interventions boost perceptions of her as prime minister in waitin… (View Post)

In partial defence of Starmer and other European leaders their approach is motivated by keeping Trump doing at least some things that benefit Ukraine: intelligence sharing; allowing weapons to be tra… (View Post)

My guess is the hospitality lobby group is quoting staff let go in an industry where there is a lot of temporary hiring and firing, rather than net employment. This is at best misleading and you'… (View Post)

By "clear", you mean "wrong', I think. (View Post)

Agreed. I think rates do need to be tied to ability to pay, in practice profitability. The problem there, profits are easily manipulated unlike property, so you have the Starbucks situation where the… (View Post)