It's just a return to historic norm. It's the last 15 years that have been the aberration. Savers should get a real return, and the return of decent annuity rates are a good thing for pensi… (View Post)

While clearly it will take some time for people to adapt, the return of positive real interest rates is a good thing. We have had 15 years of effective negative interest rates that penalise savers an… (View Post)

On the other hand good news on government borrowing, which was better than forecasts. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/bulletins/publicsectorfinances/… (View Post)

I think better to keep Mandleson closer to home. Like him or loathe him, he is a master of political operations. Starmer needs him closer than Washington DC. (View Post)

Yes, potentially so. It is useful to have anonymous views at times. For example when the Times doxxed NightJack we lost one of the most interesting blogs on the Internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wik… (View Post)