Betting wise, might be worthwhile - if there is a market - having a bet on another Conservative leadership election in 2023. My feeling increasingly is that Truss is going to fuck this up massively, … (View Post)
Whilst Thatcherism was ostensibly about personal freedom, its primary legacy was greater freedom for corporates / businesses rather than for the individual. Reagan and Thatcher both pushed the bounda… (View Post)
Truss' problem is not that she's barking mad (although she has a bit of the messianic about her), it's that she's pushing a creed - neo-Thatcherism - that is turning completely out of fashion. We are… (View Post)
The Italian train network is fantastic and a great way to explore the country - very fast, cheap and the intercity network is brilliant. One tip if you want to do Florence. Use Bologna as a base - mu… (View Post)
There's a strong line of thinking that what will get the movers and shakers in Moscow and St Petersburg finally moving against Putin is when he is being seen to be closing the door to their middle cl… (View Post)