I reckon we'll get higher prices, higher taxes, lower productivity, lower growth, worse public services and lower living standards. I make that a Sextuple Whammy just for starters. (View Post)

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 th… (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 … (View Post)

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