The Irish government are thinking of reducing the default speed limit for smaller rural roads to 60kph from the present 80kph. I'm not sure what I think about this, but I have noticed that it�… (View Post)

That's fair. Perhaps the Tories would have done better in 2010 with less of a message? But I think the benefit of creating a story like this is felt more at the election afterwards. The Tories w… (View Post)

And yet the country collectively is still living beyond its means and isn't spending enough on business or state investment. (View Post)

I agree. Labour should have done more in terms of general mood music - this is what is wrong, and these are the principles that will make things better - and less of the specific policy proposals. Wh… (View Post)

I think the nondom policy (and the windfall tax) goes beyond that old adage, given how long and loud the Tories opposed the policy, and how much Tory opposition there is to the windfall tax. It'… (View Post)