I've thrown "scrap the OBR" as code for the way we do everything when it comes to budgets. Its politics at fault more than the OBR. My point is this. We simultaneously have record spending … (View Post)

We're chained to it politically. And you're right about debt - it's a real problem. In business when you want to cut expenditure you usually invest. A new computer system to reduce opex. New fridges … (View Post)

I'm enjoying some of the Twitter frothing about automating the tube. "ah but the DLR" and "ah but automatic train operation" etc So lets quickly poke a stick at it. Get rid of the… (View Post)

Nothing in this country will change until we scrap the OBR which has the Treasury in chains. Remember folks, we can't afford teachers but we can afford the poor economic results of the consequences o… (View Post)

I was broadly ok with the principle of one back then and I still am. ID cards would solve a lot of issues and they could be done quickly and cheaply: 1. Have the DVLA remit enlarged and create a “dri… (View Post)