He made many mistakes but the OBR is a good idea. All the OBR does is come up with an independent fiscal and economic forecast. It fulfills the same function as the CBO in the US. It reassures market… (View Post)

No, the OBR is the only good idea George Osborne ever had. Scrap the OBR and you can add 100bp plus to bond yields. (View Post)

It's very true. They like some idea of Britain but seem to hate large parts of the reality. Farage's decision to go to the US to ask them to punish the UK was particularly egregious. A poun… (View Post)

It's perfectly possible to feel empathy for people while believing that political extremism will only make their plight worse. Populism never ends well, and it is usually the most vulnerable who… (View Post)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/08/labour-deputy-leadership-election-contest-keir-starmer-angela-rayner-uk-politics-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-68bea8df8f08f88… (View Post)