Obvious consequence there is that people who go to high-cost universities will be seriously discouraged from the sort of careers that have high social value but relatively low pay. Forget trying to g… (View Post)

The other moving part is when the next Labour leadership election happens. Starmer is likely to stick to his red lines (actual trade and cooperation, but no more), but I don't see how his succes… (View Post)

Hold on- loads of private businesses have terrible attitudes to their customers, even in notionally competitive markets. Try getting through to broadband customer services. Or airlines. Consider the … (View Post)

And knowing what we know now, it's possible that taxes were artificially low over the last few decades. As a nation, we spent the windfalls of North Sea oil, privatisation and favourable demogra… (View Post)

I don't either, though it is about the same as the number of small boat people in the last six months. What I suspect it does highlight is how bad Team 2019-24 were at the basics. And that Rwand… (View Post)