That's not true. There are lots of economic plans out there. What do you think the whole think tank industry does all day? But the economically literate ones aren't politically saleable and vice vers… (View Post)

The voters are right on this. But I'm not sure that any economically literate plan is politically saleable. Too many voters have a stake in the current system, which is delivering stagnation. We may … (View Post)

It's the weakness of a Presidential system that so much depends on the personality of the President, as he is unconstrained in the way a Prime Minister is by the legislature, the Cabinet, and in our … (View Post)

So difficult having a boss so erratic he makes a roulette wheel look predictable.. (View Post)

It didn't cave in across the public sector - just to some heavily unionised groups. The remainder will have to wait for their increases in the public sector pay round (I think 2.8% in April). What we… (View Post)