The data is pretty clear that Scotland's economy has outperformed since devolution, even against a tough sectoral backdrop of oil & gas decline. I'm careful to caveat any claim it'… (View Post)

That's a bit of a straw man, since it is largely the MoD, along with the PM, who defines what it is that they do. (For example, I'm certainly not asking them to field any Challenger 3 regim… (View Post)

I remember this argument at the start of the interminable arguments over the project. Very few people accepted that the (completely unnecessary) top speed would cost a lot more. A common attitude was… (View Post)

That's fair - but it's also fair to point out that our infrastructure costs around half as much again as any of our closer European comparators. We need seriously to tweak 'acceptable&… (View Post)

My first act as PM would be to ban the phrase "world beating". (View Post)