The principal critique of Starmer (which Blair's essay completely misses with his "retreating to the soft left comfort zone" schtick) is that he just hasn't got stuff done, or has… (View Post)

The detail of most regulation is of no interest at all to the vast majority of voters. But the cumulative effects of bad regulation are of great political significance. But how many voters even link … (View Post)

The other week R3 also failed to make the remarkable young Korean virtuoso Lim Yunchan's* recording of Liszt's transcendental studies their top pick, going instead for Lazar Berman's m… (View Post)

That another rule covering heat pump heating systems. Air conditioning is also heat pumps, of course, but that regulation requires a separate set of hops to be jumped through for a cooling setup. (View Post)

I'm not saying they should. The point is that regulation isn't a big political issue, even when its effects are massive, and that contributes to the election of politicians who don't g… (View Post)