It will take time for these real wage gains to offset the previous declines, though. The voters may not have long memories but they're not goldfish. (View Post)

Sure, if you don't mind living in an economy with permanently high inflation. In the long run that implies higher real interest rates too, which makes any debt problems worse. Inflation can only… (View Post)

I'm not sure the battle is won. Services inflation is still 5.9%. The headline is being dragged down by energy, which will be transient. Unless services inflation falls back, the headline number… (View Post)

My eldest daughter turns 18 on July 20th and will be gutted if the election is on July 11th! She is hoping to vote in the US election later in the year though. (View Post)

Does trying to get out of Croydon as quickly as possible not count as a mitigating factor? (View Post)