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, more in 20… (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 long tim… (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)