I think the decision by the main parties, or at least one of them, not to contest the by-election was, on balance wrong and bad for democracy. I know the by-election is a bizarre publicity stunt, but… (View Post)

Free Gear Keir to the end ... (View Post)

Not at all. Bankers are greedy and stupid worldwide, but the crisis was concentrated in only some countries. Italy, Canada or Sweden, for instance, didn't have a financial crisis in 2008, though… (View Post)

There is no doubt that the UK would have been hit severely economically by the American financial crisis whatever happened. But there is also no doubt that our financial sector was appallingly badly … (View Post)

I note the period you quote carefully leaves out the disastrous time when all Brown's chickens came home to roost in 2007-10. And also, as I said above, how much of his time was spent with the C… (View Post)