There is actually plenty of money being spent in the North - 60%+ of the GDP of the north is the government, compared to about a third in London. The trouble is, it's spent in a way which could … (View Post)

They DO need infrastructure, but in most cases that's probably the least important of the priorities - it mostly matters for companies that make stuff, and that's only 12% or so of our econ… (View Post)

Can anyone think of anything more worthless than hypothetical mid-term general election polling at Christmas during an epidemic? I think it ticks just about all the boxes. (View Post)

Or maybe: Transfer to Reform/Lib = classic midterm protest Transfer to Labour = maybe considering an alternative government Increase in (ex-Tory) don't knows = could be anything, really. (View Post)

I can't believe the UK government, during an energy crisis, wants to extract some energy. A rare shaft of common sense. They'll be approving that oil field next. (View Post)