All parties promise this in opposition and ditch it in government when NIMBYs wear them down. Starmer is the last person to face down determined opposition, so I imagine this proposal will face the s… (View Post)

When people call someone "bonkers" in politics, it usually means they have principles they disagree with and stick to them. Just as a "populist" is generally someone you disagree … (View Post)

Yes. It is like final reaction to a budget, after serious people have read the thing, which is often very different from the initial reaction, which comes from government talking points. When the New… (View Post)

No country could stand forever against economic reality, no matter how much sentimental drivel people spout about rural railways transporting mostly fresh air from nowhere to nowhere (at huge expense… (View Post)

Sounds rather like British politics at the moment. (View Post)