He did indeed say that, seemingly oblivious to the scale of the problem. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8035130918o The bond markets are not going to be too happy, which is a problem when you hav… (View Post)

Can we levy a new tax on newspapers for printing stories about Andrew and Harry? (View Post)

In 2007 the economy was absolutely booming, yet the government was still spending more than it was collecting in taxes. It should have been banking the taxes from the bankers’ bonuses and saving them… (View Post)

FPT: So the government is borrowing £20bn in a month, and £100bn in the first six months, that latter figure 13% higher year-on-year. Err, I think it’s fair to say the public finances are totally Don… (View Post)

Yes! Yes we should. Half the problem the country faces is that it’s never recovered from Brown turning on the taps after the 2001 election, which made the 2008-9 recession much worse than it should h… (View Post)