Its not how big an investment is that matters but how successful it is. A small investment with a positive rate of return is better than any investment which has a negative return. And if an investme… (View Post)

A period which included the HS2 spending isn't an investment holiday. Which may be part of the problem - does the UK struggle with investment spending of particular types or sizes ? And do UK po… (View Post)

Growing the state ? Do you mean shovelling more money to the oldies ? Increasing the tax burden ? Do you realise how much this country is living beyond its means ? If you want a small state, low tax … (View Post)

Are you ever going to accept that Boris and Truss have their share of the responsibility ? Together with all the other Conservative politicians who have disgraced themselves during sine the last elec… (View Post)

The NHS is a long way down the law of diminishing returns path. I have sympathy for those public services which have received genuine funding cuts but have still maintained acceptable performance lev… (View Post)