Yes. A great-aunt of mine was among the million who died of starvation in Leningrad. It's not excusing the invasion of Ukraine to say that widespread disuption to power supplies is a different o… (View Post)

What election? If one is called tomorrow, Labour will certainly need to say what it plans to do. If it's not till January 2025 (as was privately being predicted at the Tory conference), then of … (View Post)

Politics has decision moments which prove not to be decision moments. I guess we'll see lots of sleight of hand. I suggested one already - "WE WILL SPEND 3% of GDP ON DEFENCE!" - footn… (View Post)

The markets reacted to the generally insouciant attitude to more long-term debt, rather than any single measure - rushing the announcement for no good reason without getting round to the overall fina… (View Post)

The chaos and extreme ideology in the Tories helps Starmer, because while it's easy to portray him as boring it's virtually impossible to say he's chaotic and extreme. If the Tories we… (View Post)