It looks like a worse deal politically (for the government) than it is economically. Starmer really should have increased the UK fishing rights, if only from 25% to 26%, so that he could then say he … (View Post)

Similar to how the Dems spent tens of millions to boost MAGA candidates in GOP primaries ? How well did that turn out ? (View Post)

It should be remembered that there was a big increase in NHS employment in recent years - much of that was inevitably through immigration. I also wonder if the London focus of Boris was a factor. As … (View Post)

Yet the UK Conservatives were well ahead in the polls as covid faded away in 2021. It was the only the revelations of the personal conduct of Conservative politicians (especially Boris) and then the … (View Post)

The shops in town and city centres are worse than earlier decades. And the pubs and restaurants are better. Though this only applies to towns which were big enough to have branches of M&S, HoF, D… (View Post)