Not just politics. Everyone has an age where they are most authentically themselves (hat tip.to Stephen Fry, who muses on the concept in one of his novels). In Fry's case it was probably his post-Foo… (View Post)
See also: Johnsonism without Johnson. The question in both cases is similar. Do you keep the charismatic bullshitter to sell the bullshit, or find a different product that doesn't need a charismatic … (View Post)
It's not a bad idea. I'm sure there's a discussion to be had about what percentage and what measure of wages to use, but it would help align incentives, and give a predictable situation where we all … (View Post)
Go back to a pure inflation lock, and the energy price spike only enters the calculation once- when it appears in the inflation rate. With the triple lock, the same spike appears in the sums twice. S… (View Post)