Three points here. 1. You make my point for me on government debt. See also Japan (our ghost of Christmas yet to come in so many ways). The less companies and consumers spend, the more government spe… (View Post)

We really are a whingey nation. Other countries are angry, or miserable, or chippy. We’re whingey. To mis-coin one of the great phrases about economic recovery: We have nothing to whinge about but wh… (View Post)

Because when push comes to shove none of them actually give a damn about the apocalyptic shadow hanging over the planet that could mean our children and grandchildren living in something close to hel… (View Post)

Maybe our government should start financially incentivising people to have 3 children. (View Post)

A deeply depressing and worryingly credible article, except for this: like so many others it denies Ukrainian agency or resilience. Yes Ukraine has been battered and had a pretty horrendous 3 years, … (View Post)