I might start calling myself an economic analyst, because judging by the stuff that regularly gets served up as some sort of insight I can only conclude that the job itself is piss easy and any fool … (View Post)

It doesn't fit the usual media/NGO narrative of everything is terrible and getting worse. Saying that the UK is moving away from fossil fuels to renewable sources at a steady pace, and that we h… (View Post)

It drives me nuts when I hear claims like that, and all too often from politicians and campaigners who should know better. It is not just misleading it is simply lying. That the media lap this stuff … (View Post)

I don't think the change of direction was the real problem per se, but the belief that you could announce big tax cuts and say "wait six weeks for the spending statement". It was absol… (View Post)

It's total nonsense. The only thing you can really complain about is when a government chooses to do the opposite of what's in their manifesto, and even then circumstances like you mention … (View Post)