Indeed one of the idiosyncratic aspects of the 2024 election is that there was only one manifesto that was a genuine attempt at a realistic programme for Government. The Conservative promises - bring… (View Post)

Interesting article. Of course there is also a potential alternative explanation for the high green / left parties vote - and it was discussed on LRB podcast I listened too. Left voters essentially h… (View Post)

This line from the CEO of Thames Water in FT amused me: “Chris Weston, who joined as chief executive in January, received a £195,000 bonus for the three months to the end of March, taking his total p… (View Post)

True - I am sure that some of the focus on Israel is from anti-semites. But, I also think a lot of the focus and the greater expectations we place on the actions of the Israeli state is because we so… (View Post)

We will see. To be honest his administration has got very little wriggle room. The NI tax cuts were funded by, at least partially by, a cut in unprotected government departments. We know there is a b… (View Post)