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? Ge… (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 s… (View Post)

Agree as a soft power thing it feels a lot more meaningful than nonsense with royal yachts etc. I wonder whether a Labour govt would give money to BBC to build back the world service. It feels like t… (View Post)

Rory Stewart (who was at school with him) said he has always been like that... a bit weird, but would daydream and then laugh to himself about what he was thinking about. Aside - the rest is politics… (View Post)