No doubt the heavy fines and rigorous enforcement also helped, where there is no real penalty for refusing vaccination, unless you want to travel or go to some events. Obviously, none of us, other th… (View Post)

Probably, but I can't help thinking that the overwhelming factor is the government's position in the opinion polls. If they're far behind, they'll wait until Dec 24, as Major did … (View Post)

I quite agree. And the effect is even more pronounced in government and leader ratings. Average government approval rating over the last 44 years is -30%, and PM approval is -22%. That puts Opinium&#… (View Post)

That's all true, but I think you've left out the two most bizarre features of that surreal period - that the government had just sacked dozens of own MPs, and that about half the official o… (View Post)

Thank you for the kind comments on my article. I thought about the timing of the budget, and tax and spending more generally, while I was writing it. But it is quite difficult to know how to incorpor… (View Post)