One of the annoying trends in British governance has been the extent to which government has gone in the opposite direction to that. Everything is a special one-off scheme so that the politicians can… (View Post)

No surprise that the French are enthusiastic to sell Ukraine weapons just as Europe inches closer to using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine to spend on armaments. I think their total support for Ukr… (View Post)

I wouldn't expect that to happen because Starmer/Reeves will fold to opposition from their backbenches. It would simply mean that the budget would have to be hastily revised to pass the Commons. I th… (View Post)

I did see a hotel toaster set on fire, but as I recall it was because someone sent a croissant through it, so not you that time. (View Post)

The situation is unprecedented. I think it's still the Truss Calamity working its way through the system. In normal circumstances Starmer likely would not have become PM. But the voters felt they had… (View Post)