In Osborne's defence, I think it's rare that infrastructure investment does lead to the expected growth. (View Post)

Performasterity. (View Post)

But that story is itself a bit naive. It relies upon the notion of Mandelson deploying his dodginess 'in Britain's interest' like a sort of Flashman character. But people like that don… (View Post)

This is the nub of it. This is potentially about placing a Chinese asset at the heart of Washington. The implications are extremely dire. (View Post)

The forcefield that appears to protect his desk should certainly be studied by our missile defence procurement team. (View Post)