Ha! I was a big fan of T. May at the time, shows what my political judgement is worth! (View Post)

He signed up for a huge challenge as you say, but he’s never shown any passion for tackling it. His strategy (other than wait for Boris to implode, which isn’t necessarily a bad one) is pretty unclea… (View Post)

Reasonable, effective criticism is just a lot less morally satisfying than hollering about an isolationist international agreement or the fundamentally racist nature of borders… (View Post)

I can’t see how the tax burden and the UK’s elderly population don’t move up in tandem, no matter how you plan to allocate that burden out via different taxes. IHT/land taxes/closing loopholes/soak t… (View Post)

Couldn’t agree more with this - in all respects. Whether Boris can deliver on this is the key question, and opinions naturally vary - but it’s firmly in his sights, however wobbly those may be. It’s … (View Post)