That might well be to confuse strategy for lethargy. Most think tanks start from their desired conclusion and work back to some plausible-sounding data. (View Post)

The paradox of the migration debate. Most people want the total numbers to fall, but don't want the numbers in most migration scenarios to fall. It's not quite "less migrants in theory but not i… (View Post)

At that point, go for a chunky one-off bite out of public sector pay and non means-tested benefits. At the point just after the crisis, I reckon there would have been general tolerance for ten percen… (View Post)

The first point may be true in theory... But in practice? There are lots of scenarios where we do have to identify ourselves (a new job, financial transactions, to rent accommodation, voting...), mos… (View Post)

Echoes of the calls to conscript the unemployed into social care. We all underestimate how much goes into the jobs that we don't do. (View Post)