I do think that a change of government, even if Keir changes very little, will have a positive effect on business sentiment. The current government is deeply distrusted by serious people, and indeed,… (View Post)

Correct analysis. Of course it’s also true that there’s been a tenacious strain of Euroscepticism in Britain since the days of Jacque Delors. And yes, it was largely ignored. Given how thoroughly fuc… (View Post)

Very good. Praying for a Ukrainian breakthrough that will cut off Russian supply to Crimea and shut the prevaricating noises off from some Western sources. (View Post)

In the first quarter of 2023, real business investment in the UK remained over 1% below its peak in third quarter 2016. (View Post)

That is not really the story. Although there is definitely a strain of libertarian resistance to Covid-era policy in NZ opinion, the main objection to Jacinda was that she was just not competent at g… (View Post)