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)

My only problem with him is that he’s just as much of an empty suit as the guy he’s replacing. There’s no vision, he’s just Starmer Mk II, but with the remains of a Northern accent left after Cambrid… (View Post)

Crimea is still on fire: https://x.com/osinttechnical/status/2069555503429042606 The Ukranian project to starve the Russians out of the peninsula appears to be going according to plan. (View Post)

Pleased not to have stayed up until 2am to watch a goal-less draw! (View Post)