This link https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons/Scrutiny/22072015-KEY-FINANCE-TERMS.pdf gives these definitions: AME (Annually Managed Expenditure) – largely difficult to forecast … (View Post)

Coalition government most often neutralises small fringe parties and then destroys them - though obviously this is dependent on how the electorate responds. FPTP allows an extremist takeover of one s… (View Post)

We have huge amounts being spent on debt interest. We have huge amounts being spent on the state pension, because of the demographic transition and the triple lock. So, yes, you can have high taxatio… (View Post)

Well. If he gets really unpopular, who knows. The winning party leader has failed to fight the next election following the last three general elections. Why not a fourth? (View Post)

I tend to agree with Casino that there's good reason to suspect Starmer will be a one-term Prime Minister. Britain has severe problems, but the public have no appetite for hard choices. Difficul… (View Post)