Quite possibly. But given that the alternative was ongoing strikes and recruitment problems, biting the bullet, however unpleasant, might still have been the least bad option. (View Post)
There's been a few meaningful actions. Taking the heat out of public sector pay, the start of planning changes, approval of some stalled green energy projects, cancellation of Rwanda. You may disagre… (View Post)
At the moment, even the more grounded Conservatives are hoping for fairly rapid vindication- hence swooping on any problems like a seagull swooping on chips. In a way, the falls of Johnson and Truss … (View Post)
Put it this way, though. Suppose that, earlier this year, someone on the left had done a viral starting "First they came for the people with rainbow lanyards..." I hope I would have respond… (View Post)
The general principle is that prevention is better than cure. The downside is that the costs land now, whereas the benefits accrued over decades. And people and governments in general (and I suspect … (View Post)