Oh, it's that time of year is it? It would be news if those greedy, work-shy layabouts WEREN'T going on strike. (View Post)

... and the associated membership of the Euro, an outcome so obviously disastrous for a deficit country like us that even the most ardent europhiles try and wish the issue away, just like Scot Nats d… (View Post)

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)