It's real GDP growth - but any growth per head is likely to be offset by tax increases. £40 bn in tax rises is about 1.5% of GDP. The government seems to have given up on growing the economy bef… (View Post)

The Puerto Rico "joke" sounds almost like a dead cat, compared to the other stuff. I gather that another "joke" got vetoed that involved calling Harris a c*nt. (View Post)

Anything else is wishcasting now, IMHO. Ralston detests Trump - but he seems very close to calling Nevada for him. Silver detests Trump, but rates his chances of winning at 53%. Trende, I strongly su… (View Post)

I think that unfortunately, anger and hate make the world march. More than enough people like politicians who validate their darkest sentiments. (View Post)

Not at all. (View Post)