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Say what you want about Liz Truss but at least she sunk the pound after people had gone on their summer holidays. https://x.com/Sam_Dumitriu/status/1940396223242158412 (View Post)

A Russia/Azerbaijan conflict seems to be developing, in both countries. Additional footage shows Russian FSB agents forcefully arresting Shahin Shikhlinsky, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Ye… (View Post)

The point of bringing in the IMF is to be able to blame an outside actor for forcing the inevitable but highly unpopular corrective action. If you have a government with insufficient stones to do tha… (View Post)

Lamont's demise coincided with the substantial boost to the economy as a result of our exit from the ERM. He even managed a couple of sensible innovations before getting the boot. It's hard to see an… (View Post)

If Reeves is to get the chop, which seems quite likely, Starmer doesn't have long to formulate a more convincing narrative with her replacement. Failing that, his party will be forced to confront him… (View Post)