Though the other half of that aphorism is the key bit; Even when the customer is wrong, the customer is still right. Which is good retail, good electoral politics but lousy government. It doesn'… (View Post)

Except... have they failed? Compared with pretty much everywhere and everywhen else, this is a good place to be. Some version of liberal democracy and a social market economy without wars works bette… (View Post)

It's depressing, but not entirely surprising. After all, things don't feel great, and Farage's message- it's not your fault, it's Them- is always popular in those circumstanc… (View Post)

Trouble is that we all disagree on which one is Bad. (FWIW, my take is that SMR isn't so much Bad, as overtaken by events. Renewables plus batteries is better on cost for 90-95% of the year, and… (View Post)

Trouble is, that's where those of us who thought that the Conservatives were onto something in 2010 ought to look awkwardly at our shoes for a bit. LEAs could be really annoying and often low qu… (View Post)