I doubt people give much of a damn about stupid tweets one way or the other, even the minority of the population that's actually on Twitter, almost all of whom are already convinced one way or t… (View Post)

Are you saying that the governments of the last 13 years HAVE tried free market liberalism? I don't think you are, but if you are, you are deluded. No one will be happier than me if Labour hit e… (View Post)

The quick wins you mention are mostly illusory. Planning reform and housebuilding have defeated every government for decades, there's no money for significant infrastructure investment and its b… (View Post)

Markets often get things very wrong though. I remember the consensus last October being that the pound would be below parity with the euro and the dollar by now, for example. One of many. Markets, li… (View Post)

On topic, I disagree with the premise of the thread header. The Government is not mean. We spend about the OECD average for health care as a % of GDP, slightly more if you discount the monstrously ex… (View Post)