Britain followed NZ in having the most laissez faire approach to industrial policy on earth. It kind of worked in NZ (except that we’ve had a persistent trade deficit, so the country is increasing ow… (View Post)

My more serious point is that Britain has considerable soft power, and since we’ve largely trashed everything else, it’s time to get creative. (View Post)

One of my ancestors left Tickhill for NZ to fight in the Land Wars. (View Post)

The trick is to buy the chateau and then get a tv franchise about your hilarious trials at restoration. (View Post)

This is surely a big part of the story. But so is what seems to be a poorly regulated sector. Even @Alanbrooke (no soft hearted lefty) notes thus upthread. Things seem to have got worse after Cameron… (View Post)