Interesting thread from Dan Neidle about why UK tax is increasing but expenditure isn't. He thinks the previous government overspent during and after COVID compared with peer countries, and this… (View Post)

The UK is still essentially a democracy and that means we broadly get the politics we vote for. If Lucy votes Green or Reform she is voting to make things worse again. If expecting people to be grown… (View Post)

Not much into monarchy, but equating Harry with Andrew, as several people have done here, seems grotesque. (View Post)

Iran wants money. It won't reopen Hormuz until it's paid to do so. Trump hasn't worked out a way to pay Iran without embarrassing himself. Hormuz will stay closed until he does. (View Post)

I would say the loss of influence through Brexit is real and of greater consequence than people think. Nevertheless it's a side effect of leaving rather than a reason to stay in the EU per se. I… (View Post)