Less worried about the economy actually - I expect that to bounce back fast once the disease is under control. NZ and Aus seem to be having very strong growth which is encouraging. Agree on the wider… (View Post)

Mistake for Lab to bang on about Erasmus I suspect. Not relevant to most people's lives. (View Post)

I've a bet with ydoethur on the schools point and expect to win. Logically it is better to go for more extreme restrictions initially and then let up one virus is under control. Delaying the sta… (View Post)

On the patriotism thing - it feels frankly like Labour should have a lot of fertile ground here, particularly if they are willing to throw some muck. I mean it shouldn't be impossible to make th… (View Post)

I don't really get the upset. You talk about meritocracy... he's engineered the most remarkable transformation in British politics. He's at least achieved something (however disastrous… (View Post)