1. Does life exist outside of Earth? Certainly, the Universe is incomprehensibly large. 2. Will some of that life be intelligent? Again, yes, but probably only a small subset of planets hospitable to… (View Post)

I was in favour of Johnson remaining in office until the next election because I thought he'd be continue to be useless and guarantee the Tories would be out of power after not doing much for tw… (View Post)

Abolishing altogether could result in some perverse outcomes - skyscrapers in the middle of a residential road. But I agree it's too tightly controlled. Liberalising will boost the economy at no… (View Post)

There's a full labour market. If you don't offer meaningful pay rises then expect people to change jobs or strike. The policy tool to deal with inflation is increased interest rates. Short-… (View Post)

Inflation 9.4%. The BoE's 'transitory' rhetoric looks like a joke. That's four and a half years' target inflation in 12 months. It's a permanent increase in the cost of … (View Post)