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)

I guess if you haven't killed someone while driving then you haven't driven far enough for the good of the economy and your freedom. (View Post)

The French, or at least Macron and his government, seem to have discovered a greater interest now that the Americans aren't in the lead. It was dispiriting to hear in the budget yesterday that 2… (View Post)

To return to a point I made earlier about the weakness of the fiscal rule (to have debt falling as a share of GDP in five years time), it is worth pointing out that meeting this rule is based on pret… (View Post)