Taxing your way out of a recession isn’t a novel idea, either. It doesn’t work. (View Post)

"those with no connection to economic reality" That's essentially all of the political class in every country. We've got Javier Milei and Mark Carney who are in rock throwing dist… (View Post)

The problem is the polarisation into Optimates vs Populares In a democracy, getting enough votes to sustain “we hate the masses” is problematic. Which means that the Populares win. Which at the momen… (View Post)

The empathy for their peers is a variant on self interest. See the comments on Mandy by C. Blair. To the NU10Kers, Poor Peter is a proper chap. Who got caught. Which is an annoyance. Toxic now, but a… (View Post)

You’ve missed a small, but vital, piece of the puzzle. Swinney is a politician. So his pockets are connected to the national wealth, rather as the drinking horn given to Thor was connected to the sea. (View Post)