Giving a bunch of taxpayers' money to homeowners, however disguised, would cause a much more damaging cycle of higher house prices, an unsustainable consumption boom, then subsequent crash. You … (View Post)

> I won't say encouraging an unsustainable housing boom using mortgage interest tax relief is the worst idea I've ever heard to boost an economy. Probably anything Corbyn came up with ju… (View Post)

I think that's rather misleading the political situation. It assumes that a) there is someone more popular amongst eligible Labour leaders b) they can be identified c) Starmer can be got rid of … (View Post)

At the moment, Zelensky doesn't seem to be going anywhere. His approval rating has risen since the Trump attack on him, after falling steadily for a year. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainians-… (View Post)

I don't think so at all. I travel a good deal in America, have many American conservative friends, and have never heard any hatred against other free countries, though they often have trivial in… (View Post)