Why ? The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking con… (View Post)

It ain't Brits who are cozying up to Russia. (Unless you're thinking of Reform ?) (View Post)

Wage compression, an example. A teacher in 2008 started on £20,627. This was ~85% higher than minimum wage. Today, they start on £32,916. Which is only 33% higher than minimum wage. This doesn't… (View Post)

Good thread. History is full of foreigners who thought they could profit by cozying up to Russia. It always ends the same way: they lose everything. https://x.com/KuldkeppMart/status/1995072734657941… (View Post)

Terminology. It's (confusing and poor) shorthand for the forecast outcomes for current fiscal policies having improved by 4bn, rather than worsened by £17bn (or whatever the precise number was).… (View Post)