Just read that the BoE voted to cut interest rates at the same time that they projected another rise in inflation. You can bet if that lot think inflation will go up to 3.7% and take another 2.5 year… (View Post)

Foxy makes a valid point about cakeist voters. This is an inevitable flaw in democracy, and the reason why IIRC some nineteenth century theorists thought it could never last. Everyone wants the moon … (View Post)

The potential synergies are obvious, but rather complicated by the fact that (a) the Canadians have never wanted to be Yanks regardless, and (b) their crackpot southern neighbours are presently doing… (View Post)

I dream, nay, fantasise about being able to afford to give up work. I do have some resources, and am therefore utterly determined at least to avoid having to slog until state pension age (and feel ve… (View Post)

People are obsessed with retirement because most work is miserable and they're typically expected to do it full time (except for insecure gig economy slaves whose conditions are infinitely worse.) We… (View Post)