I think this conflates "Ming Vase concealing a hidden plan" with "Ming Vase without a plan". The phrase was used of Blair's 1997 campaign, and I think regardless of what you feel … (View Post)

"chaotic" is an interesting word here. I would happily describe the current government as apparently operating without anything resembling an overarching plan, doing the easy or short term … (View Post)

Also, most people (I think) will be in workplace pensions where there is an employer contribution (which is free money) and there is also a legal minimum contribution requirement. (View Post)

...and the thing about not making choices on their merits or having consistent guiding principles is that people are less inclined to believe you ever do do something on principle. Take this one: are… (View Post)

Arguably we're worse off that the Ming Vase wasn't purely an election winning tactic -- if they'd dropped the vase on the steps of number 10 and proceeded to govern on the basis of some kind of previ… (View Post)