We've had about a century of attempts to level up by spraying money at the Distressed Areas as they were known between the wars. And the Distressed Areas are still distressed. But, like all madm… (View Post)

The idea that US levels of taxation are particularly low is something of a myth, or at any rate easily explicable. According to the IMF, in 2022 the US tax take was 33% of GDP. Ours was 39%. https://… (View Post)

Pretty standard south-east Asian I thought. Very closely related to Thai, but obviously different names for everything. But basically your standard rice/noodles with spiced meat and/or vegetables. Mo… (View Post)

I went to Burma about ten years ago. Some random memories if you're interested: - the huge British government building, well, complex, really, in a very pompous neoclassical style in the centre … (View Post)

I'd say we need five things: - a full reimagining of the state from ground up. Concentrate on only those activities where there is clear evidence that the state does a better job than the privat… (View Post)