Zeihan’s video is quite silly, but he does capture something very simple. Britain’s wealth is based on London’s position as a financial centre. Manufacturing largely hasn’t figured since the 1980s. L… (View Post)

I tend to agree with Barty. Reform planning and building regulations, undermine the housing oligopoly, and the market should do the rest. I also note that the housing issue is particularly acute in E… (View Post)

Better film lists can be found on the “They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They” website. I believe it even has exportable excel files. (View Post)

I’ve been looking at the new Lib Dem intake. The median Lib Dem MP is a now a woman called Sarah who studied at a polytech and went on to set up a small charity in Wessex. With a few exceptions, they… (View Post)

PR is very dull. We should have STV for local elections though. Stop the one-party fiefdoms in places like Tower Hamlets that encourage corruption. (View Post)