Unconvinced that Putin using nuclear weapons increases his personal chances of survival. Losing a war might be survivable, but losing a war & going nuclear & losing all his international alli… (View Post)

Slow horses on apple TV would be my TV recommendation. Gary Oldman is great. Captures the farce and comedy of an institution in decline in a way I suspect we will all empathise with pretty soon. (View Post)

I'm personally amazed at the number of Tory MPs who appear to have forced a u-turn on the 45% tax rate. I guess market reaction has them spooked? Or maybe Labour has won the argument on this? George … (View Post)

Not my biggest miss (that's a crowded field with Donald trump's face leering at me) but j was pretty confident she would surprise on the upside. (View Post)

For me -> we need sustained capital investment. The Tories cut that under Osbornomics and it's never really recovered. That's what drives long-term economic growth. Plenty of places to spend it. G… (View Post)