I try to avoid picking on individual journalists. As I said they’ve got to feed the machine and earn their living. So inevitably you get hyperbole, going early and overstatement of sources. That’s fi… (View Post)

What on earth would we do without such insightful reporting from Mr Hodges. In these games they always get asked - it is whether they do or don’t that is at issue (and if they do - do they change the… (View Post)

While I don’t disagree - division isn’t helpful. However, I notice that in this thread there are a lot of references to Rayner’s single mother status (and teenage mother). Why bring that up at all? A… (View Post)

That is a fair point. I personally reckon he knew it was a risk - but had no idea about the quantum of that risk. However, if he runs that argument it will get into an all consuming argument about wh… (View Post)

Not an expert on this by any means. However, I am sure one of the key determinants (at least according to Helen Thompson) was the move of Oil to be pretty much (or at least ME Oil) entirely priced in… (View Post)