We certainly need to think about how much more capacity we need for an ageing population and where the likely extra tax burden should be falling (rather than just inventing a precept that's bolt… (View Post)

Dutch lockdown watch: from today, the lucky people of the Netherlands may visit gyms, hairdressers and non-essential shops. But only until 5pm. This follows on from the grand re-opening of schools on… (View Post)

Stuart England bashes habitually, in the same fashion as HYUFD parrots whatever the Tory leadership's line is this morning. It's just what they do. Of course, given that we don't actua… (View Post)

You remember, he's the one who managed to burn down his own foreign policy, and thus his Government and career, in a wholly avoidable accident. How soon we forget. (View Post)

And somewhere, in the far distance, if you listen out really carefully, you might just be able to hear the world's tiniest violin... In all seriousness, I'm not exactly enthusiastic about a… (View Post)