And just to reiterate the point upthread, there would also be the requirement to join the Euro, in contradiction to the idea that Scotland could maintain a separate currency of its choosing. All this… (View Post)

Labour will gladly settle for a 28% lead, with two years of mortgage hikes, benefit cuts to the working and non-working poor, tax rises and dollops of public spending cuts all to come. (View Post)

It'll just gradually get worse after a short term bounce. The mess that's led to the end of cheap mortgages will only register when yours comes to an end. Many will feel that pain in 2023, … (View Post)

After the PM, the three most senior Cabinet posts on 18th October under Truss: Braverman, Home Sec Cleverley, Foreign Sec Hunt, Chancellor Nothing's changed under Sunak then. A week may be a lon… (View Post)

The strength of Germany's regional capitals also owes a lot to their devolved federal constitution, which mitigates against the centralisation that has bedevilled the UK and France. (View Post)