FPT: And is this new Manchester economy anything more than the ultimate expression of the Gordon Brown economy - people renting foreign owned flats with massive debts all round. (View Post)

Burnham, Purnell, the Milibands. Its like some crap tribute act to the Gordon Brown era. Will Ed Balls be offered a job as well. Is the Labour party admitting its not elected anyone talented from 201… (View Post)

To be 'world beating' requires some combination of inherent ability, hard work and lots of money. In the real world people have very little interaction with, or need for, 'world beatin… (View Post)

Incidentally if devolution is all the rage now wont that stop all future HS2 style megaprojects ? As every devolved authority concentrates on what benefits itself rather than what Whitehall thinks be… (View Post)

Politicians love things which can be describe as 'world beating' or 'biggest in Europe'. There was lots more money to be made for lawyers and consultants from a high speed railway… (View Post)