david_herdson

Trump is old. At inauguration, he is not only older than any previously inaugurated US president but also older than all but four leaders of any G7 country since 1945 were when they *left* office. (View Post)

Politicians over the last 30 years have had a habit of passing gestural, sweeping laws embedding broad principles into legislation. Do not blame the judiciary if judges then take these laws at face v… (View Post)

Across five years (and sometimes much less), what makes economic sense and what makes political sense have a tendency to converge. They certainly can't be kept apart indefinitely. (View Post)

Yes, it does matter. It might not be a determining factor in many cases but politics isn't a binary thing and decisions are the result of many inputs. Sleaziness will impact the individual, their par… (View Post)

He is a grown up. He just doesn't know the subject and so is being dominated by the Treasury. He also (foolishly) promised loads more money for services and simultaneously ruled out tax rises across … (View Post)