In one way, nothing has changed since 2016-19. Same old voices with the same old tropes. Difference is that, last time, they were significant voices on the government side, with at least a blocking m… (View Post)

One of the things that Britain has hardly ever (?) got right. My flat in Spain was central, properly built and nice. Apart from the mansion blocks in central London, English flats are mostly rubbish. (View Post)

(Angus Deayton voice:) No change there, then. (View Post)

Though the next few weeks isn't the relevant timeframe. If this deal loosens up trade a bit, makes us a bit better off over a couple of years, that's more important than the short-term soun… (View Post)

The jump itself is probably understandable, and the right thing to have done. In a crisis, make sure that people don't end up destitute. See also: the COVID loans. What didn't happen (and I… (View Post)