The decision to “lock down” (an appalling term as the rules meant we could go out for food shopping and exercise) followed the pictures from Italy and elsewhere showing the medical services being see… (View Post)

Thank you for the response. I would consider myself a deficit “hawk” inasmuch as I think the public finances should be balanced. I’m not opposed to borrowing for capital infrastructure projects but w… (View Post)

It’s my first Christmas here and it’s culturally unsettling to hear all the carols promoting winter and snow when everyone is in shorts and the temperature is in the mid 20s. The other thing is those… (View Post)

I’d be interested in what you consider a “reset” and what such a thing looks like. The fundamental problem remains we want European or even Scandinavian level public services on American levels of ta… (View Post)

As we are establishing, it may be hard to be humble but it’s harder to be in Government these days in most countries. Now you can simply look at polls or favourabilty ratings and make assumptions on … (View Post)