Just privatise the BBC and Channel 4 - absent two channels of 24 hour Labour party political broadcasts they lose whoever they have in charge. (View Post)

You don't stick to advice, you use it. That is (I believe) Mr Thompson's point. The law is I hope simple and clear, but therefore not exhaustive. Advice can fill this out, but there are practical lim… (View Post)

HS2 should stand alone; it is either worth 100bn or it's not. If you want to boost the economy using borrowed money, a tax cut makes more sense. History suggests any public works programme smaller th… (View Post)

Or is it just that the critics are more shrill? I wonder if Boris's old career as a journo works against him? (View Post)

Winging it is a good thing. You cannot prepare for every eventuality. (Which is why centrally planned economies always fail) (View Post)