But that's the cheat code that every government in my lifetime has used- spending less and getting more now by not doing the sorts of investment that will pay off after the next election. I think Dr … (View Post)

He did popular things to Income tax and inheritance tax. And for a lot of people, that's all that matters. (View Post)

And part of Ed Davey's quality comes from not having to explain what he would do about our national conundrum. Starmer's dismalness has been on full display this week. But it still looks like everyon… (View Post)

An awful lot of the American establishment on both sides have a culpability. The win-the-game-at-all-costs thing has meant that lots of politicians have abused and weakened checks and balances to fur… (View Post)

A serious point, before I descend into Cats Does Countdown and cheap Spanish wine- Starmer and Johnson both look set to be broken by their choices of Chief of Staff. Jeeves and Wooster rewritten by H… (View Post)