The replies from across the spectrum on this show how far PFI-as-failure has become embedded in the political mind. As with all things it contains some truth, but loses nuance. 1. A number of PFI con… (View Post)

My son used to but it got boring. The most comprehensive test of all round geography knowledge is tradle https://games.oec.world/en/tradle/ Tests your knowledge of national economy size and level of … (View Post)

New development, road building and pylon tsar for the Chagos regional government. Empty islands crying out for housing estates and dual carriageways. And congratulations @BartholomewRoberts (View Post)

As I commented on the EU deal polling, the thing to look at is support vs Labour support. If it’s higher, the policy is relatively popular even if only say 35% support it. If it’s lower, it’s unpopul… (View Post)

On PFI I’m not fully behind the consensus that it was a disaster. A lot of the money spent was capex. If not for PFI, it would either have never been spent at all (and our public realm would be even … (View Post)