To be fair, it takes time to build capability, and you have to spend the money first. So spending more money is the first thing you get to boast about. But, yes, the press release was also very lacki… (View Post)

The pattern in the second Trump Presidency has been: 1. Trump does something that will wreck the global economy. 2. Markets panic and fall. 3. Trump TACOs. 4. Massive market relief rally. 5. Profit (… (View Post)

This has been one of the larger failures of Starmer's government. It also acts as a pretty good example of the way in which it has failed in everything else - delay, dithering, half-measures, ex… (View Post)

The optimistic scenario (which admittedly falls at the first hurdle, but I'll run with it anyway) is that victory for Remain in the referendum settles Britain's place in the EU decisively, … (View Post)

I have been very disappointed in Labour. The question I am trying to answer is whether they are moving things in the right direction (albeit much more slowly than I would hope) or if they are unwilli… (View Post)