But Sunak isn't cancelling HS2. What he looks to be doing is providing it from London to Birmingham but not as far as Manchester. So the campaigning line for Labour (largely) in seats north of B… (View Post)

Joe Biden isn't massively wealthy, is he? Or at least he wasn't as VP - he made a lot from books/speaking engagements in his post-VP, pre-President period. I mean, these things are relative… (View Post)

I'm not sure that's entirely true. Trump tends if anything to exaggerate his wealth and business acumen for political advantage as a Republican, whereas Bloomberg was seen as an elitist who… (View Post)

Yes. Parties that lose do indeed tend to have a "f*** the electorate" stage before they come to their senses, listen to the electorate, and recover. Sounds like you're planning on maki… (View Post)

People want to pay less tax non-shocker. Sunak's problem is that the very obvious criticisms if he does cut it are that he and and his family have a great deal to gain personally from lower IHT,… (View Post)