But there's another, more important point. It's easy to lose high approval ratings, but incredibly difficult to get them back again. It's possible, no doubt, but it's far easier to think of PMs who'v… (View Post)

Yes. Our government is more than capable of producing enough mad ideas on its own. Same applies for everyday incompetence of course. (View Post)

During my government days, I remember once being told by an Ofgem employee who was shocked at the overstaffing that the German energy regulator had visited and "they couldn't understand what the… (View Post)

She and Geoffrey Howe also denied them the right after Tiananmen. It was one of her few mistakes, alongside banning Sinn Fein from giving interviews, signing the Single European Act, joining the ERM … (View Post)

For decades our governments have been captured by the housebuilding industry. I agree that we need a revolution in thinking here more than virtually any other area of public policy. The trouble with … (View Post)