It’s not just petrol! Suggestions that Russian logistics issues are causing problems for banks. https://x.com/maria_drutska/status/2069407681949860161 This could quickly get fun, for certain definiti… (View Post)

Orenburg gas facility, 1,200km from Ukraine, is today’s victim of an unexpected conflagration. Almost 50% of Russia’s natural gas goes through this plant. https://x.com/jayinkyiv/status/2069674676159… (View Post)

If a week’s a long time in politics, then our predictions from five months ago… (View Post)

Yet no-one had him down as PM at the end of this year in the PB competition. Only five (of 66 entries) even thought he’d be an MP in 2026. (View Post)

Merging employee NI into Income Tax should be a no-brainer for the Treasury, yet for some reason there’s significant institutional inertia towards the idea. You could give a higher personal allowance… (View Post)