Not all economists, but certainly those that boil everything down to rational choices by economic actors - people, Governments, businesses (what you might call Rightwing economics, stemming from Haye… (View Post)

Oh the suffering! (View Post)

I've been bombarded! Multiple leaflets from each of Tories, Lib Dems, Labour, Green. A few door knocks (the Tory in particular was very nice but still A Tory, as I politely informed her). That's what… (View Post)

Yeah right. Con: disappointing, but mid term, protest votes, but better than expected, we did well in x. Lib: disappointing, but mid term, protest votes, but better than expected, we did well in y. L… (View Post)

I'm not so sure it is. I mean, it IS, but since voters think all parties are crap on the economy, it kind of cancels out. So things like immigration, the NHS etc grow in significance. (View Post)