Sigh Oil (and LNG) have low price elasticity in the short and medium term. This is because usage tends not to be optional. You can use the car *a bit* less. But most oil and gas usage is already redu… (View Post)

I propose a new War On Drugs. HMG will enter the market as protecting the growers, refiners, suppliers and distributors. Start our own cartel. The Armed forces will be the enforcers - the money raise… (View Post)

Sweyn Godwinson was sent on a pilgrimage of the get-him-out-of-town type. A mini series of the Godwinson family would be interesting. (View Post)

See Cummings (View Post)

The real problem is that we have a Schizophrenia approach to the minimum wage. Governments put it up to become more popular. Then they turn a blind eye to massive evasion. In particular, abuse of imm… (View Post)