Thanks both. Agreed on the oil; I was lazily assuming this was a discussion mainly about gas given we are currently quite reliant on it for electricity but looking back at the comment Richard replied… (View Post)

My main reaction to this is that it is perhaps uniquely British (and is somewhat to both Robbins' and Starmer's credit) to have a massive bust up about the correct interpretation of the Con… (View Post)

I think that is probably right. It's also the fallacy of sunk costs rearing its head. USA should not be where they are, as they shouldn't have started the war. However, given we are where w… (View Post)

Agreed it is by far their weakest point. Head in the sand denial of the need to support rewards for productive risk taking. But in the short term I think Reform's economic incoherence would wrea… (View Post)

Long, self-indulgent post alert: I've joined the Greens. I'm intend to start (gently) door knocking for them and trying to get involved in the development of their economic policy. If anyon… (View Post)