As was clearly obvious from very early in this government, they had very few big ideas beyond tinkering at the edges, and managed to make so many policy u-turns on activist issues that they annoyed b… (View Post)

Yes they’ve been a Home Office hobby horse since Thatcher’s day. Every new Home Secretary gets the briefing. Obligatory “Yes, Minister” sketch from the early Thatcher days: https://m.youtube.com/shor… (View Post)

ID cards! (View Post)

Yep, the naval dockyards, defence industry suppliers, and nuclear power stations, all need the virgin steel, and the government running it probably the least worst option at this point. It’ll cost a … (View Post)

One left capable of producing virgin steel. I’m not a fan of government owning the means of production, but there’s significant national security reasons for not letting it shut after several failed … (View Post)