Biden was prone to malapropisms and that sort of thing when he was a young(ish) man in the 1980s - he's always been known for it. It's true that when an 80 year old does it, you fear it… (View Post)

By saying "they may still have got it wrong" you're ducking the central question, which is are politicians more or less likely than the BoE to get it wrong, given the incentives applyi… (View Post)

I don't then fully understand your defence of the Sunak/Hunt "plan" on inflation (such as it is) as the only way. Even if you're very kind and conclude that the failure satisfacto… (View Post)

I'm not sure politicised inflation targeting would have led to the brakes being applied sooner and harder (as it is now clear they should have been). If Bailey at the BoE felt the pressure to un… (View Post)

Waiting lists rose consistently over the course of the current and previous Conservative administrations, and fell consistently under the intervening Labour administration. This isn't difficult. (View Post)