Uk govt spending on the state pension is a shade under £100bn / year. Should it increase next year by +10% due to an artefact of the triple lock formula, that’s £10bn of extra spending every year, co… (View Post)

This is about the size of it. No one was terribly interested when we were EU members in the progress of signing free trade agreements. Bemoaning the failure of the Doha Round at fashionable parties w… (View Post)

The Mail is like Michael Caine’s explanation of the Joker: some men just like to watch the world burn. Its success (like most media) stems from feeding the darker passions. Fear, envy, anger, mistrus… (View Post)

I was offline most of yesterday but have caught up with world events. Firstly and most importantly, great to see a daddy hundred from young Zak. Let’s see one from World Cup winning titan Joss today … (View Post)

I love a vaccine. I always walk out feeling like the Hulk, one less thing out there that’s gonna get me. What would be really awesome is if the covid-19 vaccine confers some immunity to the 4 common … (View Post)