I'm no fan of Starmer, but I think realpolitik meant he had to take the tone he did yesterday, except on Canada, which was a disgrace. The American alliance is simply irreplaceable for us on so much,… (View Post)
I wonder if the slight uptick in the government's ratings could be due to the obsessive focus on the train wreck unfolding across the Atlantic over the last six weeks? A possible slogan for Starmer i… (View Post)
It's not really economics though, as the header manages to miss the two most important reasons to do nothing. In fact, I would assume the writer has no formal training in international economics (in … (View Post)
But you and anyone who feels like you is more than welcome to contribute to one of dozens of charities that are begging for your money to do just that. The government will even give you tax relief on… (View Post)
It's actually a Harold Wilson era figure - from a 1969 report based on Soviet-inspired economic models (which stated that developing countries needed an investment rate of 12-15% of GDP to converge).… (View Post)