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)

"Haud yer wheesht" is the correct terminology. But far better to leave this to the professionals. (View Post)

More like a 'free ride when... (someone else has) already paid' in this case. Or quite possible 'good advice... (from your auditors) that you just didn't take'. (View Post)