Yes. It is like final reaction to a budget, after serious people have read the thing, which is often very different from the initial reaction, which comes from government talking points. When the New… (View Post)

No country could stand forever against economic reality, no matter how much sentimental drivel people spout about rural railways transporting mostly fresh air from nowhere to nowhere (at huge expense… (View Post)

Sounds rather like British politics at the moment. (View Post)

He would, but Major had poll leads after he took over, and was never 20 points behind in 1991 or 1992. History never repeats itself exactly, and two years is a long time, but I'd say 1997 is loo… (View Post)

Rishi reminds me a lot of John Major. Moderately competent at day-to-day governing, but completely useless at the Vision Thing or inspiring people, and unable to control difficult colleagues, either … (View Post)