Wow. Has a political reputation ever soured so much and so fast before this? I'm struggling to think of a precedent. (View Post)

On topic - people who think there should be a monarchy but also think the public shouldn't fund the Coronation ceremony are idiots. I will probably watch it. God save the King! (View Post)

Indeed. I said at the time that the Tories were insane to choose Truss over Sunak. (View Post)

No, most sensible people (ie not Leon) already knew Truss was an incompetent fanatic whose rule would be an utter disaster. She was slightly worse than expected but not much. (View Post)

UK CPI 10.1% versus 9.8% consensus forecast. I had expected 9.9%. Not great. One of the reasons that I am more positive on Labour's chances is that I expect persistent inflation in the UK and el… (View Post)