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)

Bloomberg consensus is 9.8% IIRC, so you are in good company. I have it at 9.9%. It should come down on base effects - ie big price increases last March dropping out of the calculation - plus lower f… (View Post)