On your first point, I bow to no one in my ignorance of economics, but I fear you are right that politicians can't do much about the economic headwinds. I guess it comforts me to think that they… (View Post)

I listened to Keir on The Rest is Politics, which was a pretty good interview. He essentially said his focus would be on growing the economy, because he has rightly identified that being able to do s… (View Post)

AOC would have just turned 35 before the election, I can't see her going for it yet. My feeling is she'll try go for the senate (though vacancy might be an issue) and go for a run from ther… (View Post)

Weirdly (to me at least), I've encountered loads of Scottish fans of cricket over the years. They're not necessarily 'super fans' or anything, nor are they interested in Scottish … (View Post)

My own rough rule of thumb is that things that are natural monopolies, key strategic industries or sectors where a profit motive could create perverse incentives should all have an element of nationa… (View Post)