Pensions and debt interest, mostly. In the 80s, we had a very favourable dependency ratio, and any idiot could have made the fiscal sums work. Now we don't, and not even a genius could. (Plus, m… (View Post)

The historical precedents for strong leaders/near-dictators/actual dictators being deposed because their bodies and minds have turned to mush aren't great. It may look like a very unstable equil… (View Post)

The catch is that to process migrants is to acknowledge their existence. Or that, once they are on British soil, there are limits to what the British state can do. Plenty of voters don't really … (View Post)

Are you suggesting that electing Polanski would be a boob? They have got a problem, similar to the one the Lib Dems had for a long time. Two of their MPs are in places where left-of-Labour works, but… (View Post)

Not Bristol(s)? (View Post)