Tony Blair was even luckier, because of the golden economic legacy the Conservatives left him, which was mostly due to reforms he'd opposed throughout the 80s, together with leaving the ERM, whi… (View Post)

Partly, and also that Conservative leaders are more pragmatic, and more willing to adopt socialist measures if they think it necessary to win. Which is why our economy is heading fast towards soft so… (View Post)

There's an unintentionally hilarious line in that article: "Sullivan said that conversations between leaders, including at the G7 summit in the U.K. earlier this year, were helping to bridg… (View Post)

"Hey! Look at me! Nobody's being paying attention to me for at least fifteen seconds!" (View Post)

Shale gas was left in the ground in the UK because the government messed around for years about issuing then suspending licences, and had absurdly and unrealistically tight seismic requirements. That… (View Post)