Yes, what is described is a lack of enforcement. The same goes for Trading standards vs dubious shops, fly-tipping, shoplifting, anti-semitic and racist chanting etc etc. In part this is from making … (View Post)

Yes, Streeting's achillies heel is that he is Billy Nomates in the PLP. He needs to go for it now or not at all. (View Post)

Looking at all the party leaders, from Farage, to Starmer, to Badenoch, to Davey, to Polanski to Swinney, I do not think there is much evidence that we do choose leaders based on competence. (View Post)

A bit of hyperbole, but a lot of people are struggling to pay their bills. Age inequality in wealth is tremendous, and as a sixty-something I am part of that, albeit my wealth has accrued via savings… (View Post)

A large part of the problem is increasing inequality by age and geography. Returns on capital are far better than on working, so the benefits of growth are accruing to those with assets rather than t… (View Post)