Are you saying that *we can't afford* to fill in potholes? Pull up weeds? To bring business back into our high streets? We're starting to look like Romania - we can't afford not to. I gave one exampl… (View Post)

We're in a proper bloody mess. I'm sticking with the fundamentals being broken: Cost of living crisis means less cash circulating which kills growth Public services are simultaneously vastly expensiv… (View Post)

"Is the US entering a new era of McCarthyism"? https://www.ft.com/content/54bee7cc-b0b4-4acb-9776-9ad6d39f3400 No, its entering a new era of Goebbelsism. The parallels between the US and 19… (View Post)

I'm a big fan of Ed Milliband (though not his current policy platform) but surely this would be a step waaaaay too far. (View Post)

It is simple - we bonfire cash all the time. Simply redirect some of it onto a different bonfire. A scottish example - we're about to have 20mph limits come into effect on Monday. A national strategy… (View Post)