I too am not sure why people are so fixated on a tiny bit of the Middle East where we have negligible direct interests when far bigger horrors are happening in the Congo, Burma, Sudan, Ukraine and so… (View Post)

As with his lead in England, Starmer has had little to do with it. Any time he has to make a decision and defend it, he comes across as an indecisive, dishonest panderer who can't generate any e… (View Post)

I don't think that was the main problem - France, Italy, Japan and the United States get away with much higher debt levels than we would have reached in the medium term with her 1.5% of GDP tax … (View Post)

Thank you for that. It is always nice to have an opinion from somebody who deals with these issues every day and has considerable expertise in a subject. One of the strengths of this forum is the wid… (View Post)

That's an uncharacteristic cop out. You can still have an opinion on their choices, even if you don't get a say. Almost nobody on here gets a vote in American elections, but almost everyone… (View Post)