I think everyone involved should be very happy to call it the Trump plan if that helps achieve a peace that is acceptable to Ukraine. Which is very unlikely. But Russia being the sole objector is a w… (View Post)

What rubbish. The government sets the rules in which the OBR works to and has complete freedom to change, scrap or ignore them if it wants to. However, as Truss found, that is not a free lunch and th… (View Post)

Incidentally, I see we've nearly completed step 2 of my 3-step plan for responding to Russian/US capitulation plans for Ukraine: 1) Don't contradict Trump too strongly publicly. 2) Privatel… (View Post)

Do any of them have a clear vision on what they'd do differently for the next 3 years? If not, I'd have thought replacing him in late 2027 or 2028 is the best bet. Enough time to set a new … (View Post)

We spend a very similar percentage of GDP as European peers such as Germany and France. But the median age in those countries is higher than the UK. And health outcomes can be debated, but we're… (View Post)