Redwood has today also announced that he has thrown in the towel. That means that there are 76 current MPs standing down after being elected as Conservatives. Surpassing the record of 75 set in 1997. (View Post)

Bad poll from Techne for the Conservatives. 26% record Labour lead. Could this election be like 2017, with Labour getting stronger as they define their policies more clearly in the final weeks? https… (View Post)

i.e. Inflation starts going back up, which will happen in the CPI figures published in August 2024. See below. (View Post)

Sunak knows that inflation will be heading back up strongly by August 2024, when the July 2024 CPI is published. That's because of energy price base effects in the CPI (the old Energy Price Guarantee… (View Post)

I see that Sunak has announced that the next government after his will pay "whatever it costs" to settle the infected blood scandal, and the BBC are reporting that £10bn will be set aside. … (View Post)