On topic, it's a very silly poll that asks much too much of respondents. The first question asks about the empirical effects of tax increases, without specifying which taxes will be increased, or by … (View Post)

"It is clear enemies of the United Kingdom are using social media to foment division in this country." Did anyone ever doubt this? They have been doing it for a decade. The real question is… (View Post)

"What a time to be alive with a POTUS dropping the F bomb so publicly." I don't think sexual swearwords are the taboos they used to be. Taboos have changed. In the Middle Ages, the worst cu… (View Post)

"The only saving grace I can see for Starmer is that the Labour Party aren’t as pro-regicide as the Tories which gives him over four years to turn things around." Far more importantly, the … (View Post)

The economics of Cameron's austerity was heavily flawed, in two ways. It was based on the assumption of multiplier effects of 0.5-0.9, when the evidence was and is that they are more like 1.5-2.0. Al… (View Post)