It’s the Middle East My enemies enemies friends enemies friend is my secret trading partner. Quite often that means trade with yourself. But you have to be careful. You can be your own worst enemy. (View Post)

Well, for the states involved, oil is pretty much their economy. Despite attempts at diversification. So when one starts pumping, this reduces the income of the others. While they have some table man… (View Post)

The problem with that idea is that Burnham hasn’t got expertise in making the hard decisions - tax vs spend. He can endorse free unicorns for all (or ignore bond markets) because he doesn’t have tax … (View Post)

So the official line is “A bigger boy did it and ran away” All down the chain. I have frequently observed that the #NU10K love Blame Tree. Blame cascades down, without anyone getting wet. Some Japane… (View Post)

If you are trying to live on £12.5k a year, you are poor. You meet the definition of poverty, by many metrics. The Triple Lock was about building in an increase in this, so that the poorest pensioner… (View Post)