As I've pointed out here many times, parroting GDP/head numbers is highly misleading. Americans work 17-20% more per year than us so that accounts for about half the gap in GDP/head. Much of the rest… (View Post)

I'm sure they are. The problem is that the rest of government is doing its best to raise the cost of living, most obviously in putting up NI and other taxes which fed through into higher prices, but … (View Post)

Very unfair of you to bring that up now. That was when Starmer was still Corbyn's best friend who would never betray the far left Labour membership. You'll be saying that he's the most cynically dish… (View Post)

I had lunch today with a former colleague from my government days who now works for the Treasury. He doesn't work directly on the Budget but obviously picks up news and gossip from colleagues. He is … (View Post)

Also this classic on how not to answer a journalist's question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H1u-zh9dmU Ever since I watched it as a child I have watched political interviews with a completely di… (View Post)