A major part of 1930s re-armament was building up the industrial base. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_shadow_factories (View Post)

I do wonder if those so desperate to deny the possibility of a lab leak would do so if it was a laboratory in the UK, USA or Israel. "There's absolutely no chance that it was a lab leak fro… (View Post)

Similarly we had a shortage of manufacturing capacity for medical supplies during covid. It really wouldn't cost that much for the government to invest in increasing capacity in essential sector… (View Post)

Student debt and unaffordable housing have crippled the Conservatives among the young southern middle classes. Not that nimby LibDems are offering any improvement. The young people who have benefitte… (View Post)

The UK's trade deficit is pretty much equivalent to the UK's tourism deficit. With the trade balance being positive in 2020 and almost so in 2021 when travel restrictions were in force. htt… (View Post)