I have been thinking a bit in the last few hours about German reunification and its economic consequences. It had huge effects not only on Germany but also on the UK - the higher interest rates it ne… (View Post)

Not recently. There were big improvements in the fifteen years after the fall of Communism, probably due to the imposition of West German property rights and laws on the East, but relative improvemen… (View Post)

It also shows the failure of regional policy even on a gigantic scale. 2 trillion euros of charity and there is still a glaring gap in economic prosperity and indeed after a spurt in improvements aft… (View Post)

Highly unlikely, but it would be an amazing performance if SKS leads Labour to both nearly their best and by far their worst general election results in modern history. Hubris meet Nemesis? (View Post)

The question is, does it matter if people think you're sleazy? If half of your voters do, but vote for you anyway, it does suggest that people make their voting decisions based on other things. … (View Post)