The immigration numbers trouble me. Although broadly pro-immigration, I do think the scale of change from roughly 2005 to 2015 was too great for many communities, and Britain never wants to put in th… (View Post)

I’m not talking about the polling, I’m talking about leadership and the ability to make the political weather to positive effect. Our age is not exactly blessed with political talent, and Biden is pr… (View Post)

If US growth is not strong, god knows what we should make of UK “growth”. There is full employment in the US, inflation is falling rapidly, and Russia looks weaker than it has in generations. Biden i… (View Post)

The contest was for members. Sunak was all-too-slick and, as others have noted, couldn’t change his script. When he finally realised he was the underdog he also started coming out with a load of tosh… (View Post)

Sunak appears to be competent, honest and hardworking, and there’s much to be said for that given his last two predecessors. However, his political judgment is a bit wonky, he seems happy to back dog… (View Post)