The problem isn’t really the idea that you need to disincentivise making the crossing (for one thing because it is fraught with danger and risk of loss of life), it’s the fact that the new law is bei… (View Post)

Let’s be honest, the small boats issue is a complicated and nuanced issue and most of our politicians and news media don’t deal in complexity and nuance. The solution is an integrated approach - more… (View Post)

I suspect there will be a modest Tory recovery. Particularly if inflation starts to slow also and next winter isn’t as hard as the one just leaving us (no guarantee of that however). It is only going… (View Post)

I think the bleating from the Johnson camp is ridiculous. I do think it was an odd appointment that wasn’t the best tactical move by Starmer, but I don’t think it’s going to cause much if any damage … (View Post)

Will we miss any of them is surely the big question. (View Post)