My favourite-least-favourite bit of polling, which shows that maybe it is time to end the disastrous democratic experiment; https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/10/26/the-publics-surprising-choice-of-tax-in… (View Post)

I'm not sure efficient is quite the word, as frugal. And some of that frugality gets in the way of efficiency. You would probably get more healthcare per pound by increasing the spend on admin staff,… (View Post)

Shouldn't ≠ won't. Cuomo is clearly unfit as a man, but that's not sufficent to rule him out. The more relevant question is whether Mamdani is New York's Corbyn (ouch) or Livingstone (talks left, gov… (View Post)

Case study is Boris. Everyone loves the facade, few people like what they see when they get underneath the facade. (Partly, as you say, funny is a good placebo for human. But also, funny works best w… (View Post)

Meanwhile, in endorsement news, Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo! I know how hard you worked for this. https://bsky.app/profile/zohrankmamdani.bsky.social/post/3m4p6pyn6sk2a (View Post)