When I went through US immigration recently, it was swifter than any previous time. Perhaps because it was Minnesota, but more likely being a middle aged white man. I was through in ten minutes. The … (View Post)

The alternative is another decade of worsening austerity. Even yesterday's plans are significant cuts for many departments. We can't have both growth and the featherbedding of the Granny State. I tak… (View Post)

Ramping up debt does grow the economy in the short term. It's quite funny how this is a fine and dandy plan when done by right wing governments, and completely irresponsible economic lunacy when done… (View Post)

Because even Badenoch isn't dumb enough to bring back memories of Truss.. Bond yields go up and down, but it was the abrupt shift that was so destabilising. (View Post)

Unless you want grannies lugging bricks a lot of building requires a lot of immigrant labour. We don't have the numbers of construction workers otherwise. (View Post)