The chart at the top took me to the original post by Kieran Pedley, which had this chart too, which gives a longer perspective: There are two obvious anomalies from the norm: the Trussocalypse* and t… (View Post)

So covid damaged NHS productivity but boosted private sector productivity? Surely the answer to the growth problem is to have another lockdown.... (View Post)

Yes, it's like cutting maintenance. For a year or two you can get away with it, but eventually it saps productivity. Same with the cuts to training, buildings and capital. Eventually it makes an… (View Post)

In my private work the worst payers are lawyers. I once waited 2 years to be paid for a medicolegal report. Shortly after I was paid, the same firm wanted me to do a further report. I declined it. I … (View Post)

The problem is that Ukraine doesn't get a seat at the talks. They are between Trump and Putin. A bit like the Munich talks on the Czechoslovakian crisis of 1938 featuring Brits, Germans and Fren… (View Post)