Starmer and Reeves have been very careful in their phrasing on support for Ukraine. It isn't time-limited, but there seems to be zero prospect of any increase to the £3bn pa figure. I'm not… (View Post)

Words like duty and responsibility are attractive to me, but I don't think the practicality works. I believe it is in South Korea, where the expectation on women that they will care for their hu… (View Post)

One of the demerits is that it creates an incentive for employers to classify employees as private contractors. This then leads to the employees losing a whole bunch of employment protection rights (… (View Post)

Lots of people still go to the pub, even though it's a lot more expensive than drinking at home, so it isn't necessary to reverse that position. Just closing the gap would have an impact, a… (View Post)

I don't think that's the policy. I think that Biden does not want Ukraine to lose, and he is scared of what happens if Russia loses. His hope has been that eventually Russia will conclude t… (View Post)