People want to feel politicians speak their language and get their concerns. The political class has grown increasingly out of touch in the past 25 years or so, and people simply don’t believe them a… (View Post)

I think Starmer broadly has the right idea in seeking closer ties without opening a can of worms. I remain unconvinced that rejoining the EU will solve many of the country’s problems, as much as I do… (View Post)

There is no reason why we can’t build a form of Western free trade alliance with the EU at its centre. Such an arrangement would be broadly acceptable for most I suspect, whilst giving cover for not … (View Post)

The other one I find very interesting is the budgeting conversation. I can’t be the only one who sees the alleged minimum/moderate/comfortable retirement income figures and thinks they seem very arbi… (View Post)

We had a Jesus at a place I used to work. The poor guy had to spend a lot of his time explaining to everyone it was pronounced “Hez-Oos” rather than “Jeez-us”. (View Post)