That might be the headline conclusion from the conference season. Neither Starmer nor Badenoch are that good (opinions vary on who is worse), but the touted replacements (Burnham and Jenirck) have sh… (View Post)

Actual tax cuts (or if it triggers someone less, reduced tax increases) paid for by fantasy spending cuts is what Hunt ended up doing. Having a double slice of chocolate cake because you have looked … (View Post)

Though not a fair test, since the National Treasure comparisons aren't the same, as noted upthread. But doesn't this just say that we like people whose only duty is to be nice on television and we do… (View Post)

It's been that way for a while. (View Post)

When something apparently foolish happens, it's always worth working out why. Think of the absurdity of the peacock's tail. The reason that politicians focus on short term spending is that politician… (View Post)