Err, sorry, what? Govt expenditure is now like 43% of GDP. There isn't belt tightening. There is extreme, and growing, overreliance on the state. (View Post)

I don't agree. Johnson made people who often don't think very deeply about politics (and I meant this utterly non-pejoratively, I think we overthink it most of the time here on pb) that he was 'on th… (View Post)

FPT: Absolutely agree. Electoral dud. Needs to be replaced next month.... (View Post)

Not up to it! Oh, and first. (View Post)

School policy is basically a canard in my opinion. The thing in common that all of my Oxbridge pals had? Not wealth, education or class. But a relatively stable family life and lots of books at home. (View Post)