We get the politicians we deserve. If we wanted good governance, we’d vote for it. (View Post)

Certainly, everybody you encounter seems to agree with you. (View Post)

There seem to be all sorts of new polling outlets cropping up. (View Post)

The thing is, it happens over and over. Back in 1985-89, the ONS was recording growth of 2.5-3% a year. It turned out to be 5% a year, with the result that interest rates remained too low, too long.,… (View Post)

What makes poverty harder to bear in the US, than in the UK or much of Europe, is the assumption that is a moral failing, rather than bad fortune. (View Post)