Either that, or people virtue-signal in opinion polls and change their minds when it actually matters. (View Post)

I think it shows another aspect to Starmer's political tin ear. We've already seen his insensitivity in cancelling the winter fuel allowance for most pensioners to fund massive pay increase… (View Post)

The usual reason it takes years to do anything in this country. Endless pointless rounds of consultation to get to a pre-determined outcome and avoid judicial review. (View Post)

FPT: Nah, it's mostly basic economics combined with decades of experience in economic policy-making. It's hardly rocket science: markets allocate resources better than government, regulatio… (View Post)

That's a very interesting question. I'd say probably a combination of reasons. Firstly they believe the fantasy of "green growth", "green jobs", etc., peddled by Miliban… (View Post)