But the thing that was different with the Clinton debates is she made the fatal error of essentially trying to engage with him rationally. No matter what the post debate analysis said, the key moment… (View Post)

Generally I agree but again I would say that this one might have some more importance because a) of what happened with Biden and b) the fact that Harris needed to therefore put in a competent perform… (View Post)

I think this is a good point. It’s convenient to think about pensioners as this self-contained, monolithic bloc, but actually their children will see the impact this has on their parents. And when yo… (View Post)

Osborne and Cameron also essentially pre-warned the electorate about austerity during the election campaign (one of the reasons why, I think, they fell short was because people started to get a bit n… (View Post)

The problem isn’t the policy per se, it’s the timing and the politics. A government that just won election promising meaningful change and the promise of better days, and this is what they announce a… (View Post)