Starmer and Reeves say "hold our coats" .... (View Post)

There is nothing whatever "simple" about "fixing" the tax system - it's a nightmare of conflicting considerations, unintended consequences, waterbed effects and so on. And there's… (View Post)

But Starmer has made so many U-turns and betrayed so many of his once-inviolable principles that it's difficult to keep count. And he's leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister. Blair likewise a… (View Post)

When the Russians "categorically reject" something you just know it's an excellent idea. (View Post)

I am in Jajce (Jye-it-say) in the north-west of Bosnia at the moment. It is a pleasant, small, mountain town of around 7,000, with a good-looking waterfall, a historic old town and a semi-ruined fort… (View Post)