The Tories aren’t going to be swept back into power any time soon just because Labour does a few unpopular things to raise money. Indeed there’s likely a payoff for being honest about our state of af… (View Post)

It’s still the system for valuing DBs, which is what got me up against the LTA. Note that for the tax free cash, the LTA still exists, under a different name. (View Post)

Churchill’s ‘45 campaign was remarkably extreme, comparing Labour to the Gestapo and the like. Also remember that the Conservative brand had been trashed by the utter failure of its foreign policy in… (View Post)

Because the US is such a happy place nowadays? Using averages for the US tells you very little, if you don’t look at how it’s distributed. The non-existent “average American” may be better off than t… (View Post)

The traditional grandmother's secrets for making any decent pasta dish (aside from salt in the pasta water, which no Italian would omit but plenty of Brits do) are: - when the pasta is cooked, a… (View Post)