A large proportion of the population can't afford to make such commitments - the consequence of high taxation, the prevalence of low wage crap jobs and ruinous housing costs. Moreover, those who can … (View Post)

Because they're not very good. This is a team that nearly lost to Italy. Ireland will pulverise them. (View Post)

Again, there's vast sums in asset wealth waiting to be tapped, but the voters with the assets are too rich, numerous and therefore influential to be touched. The politicians therefore continue to fin… (View Post)

Exactly. They're the Not Tories and that's about it. Which won't help them when they start ruling like Tories, and everyone notices. Labour economic policy - yet more austerity, to be blamed on the u… (View Post)

Problems: 1. He won't do that. Consider: it would piss off the grey vote, who love seeing their housing wealth inflated and hate having their peace and their countryside views ruined by construction.… (View Post)