Oh come. Consider the following propositions. 1. Home ownership, particularly among the under-40s, has declined over the last two decades. 2. This has occurred despite it being contrary to the declar… (View Post)

That's a fairly negative interpretation of what I think is a questionable observation. Even if what you say is true, it could be because such people have more direct experience of other countrie… (View Post)

The debate is dominated by a false dichotomy. It shouldn't be a question of "Covid wasn't that deadly we shouldn't have locked down" vs "we could have saved lots more li… (View Post)

Running a trade deficit weakens the pound, which makes British assets cheaper for foreign capital to buy, which leads to asset sales. What have I got wrong? (View Post)

This might sound weird, but I think the great financial crash of 2008 has a branding problem. 9/11 and the Covid pandemic have simple, universally used names, in the same way that the Wall Street Cra… (View Post)