Three considerations on that. 1) We currently are sat on a mountain of debt equal to around 100% of gdp. If we started running a modest surplus tomorrow, say £50bn/pa, it will be literally several li… (View Post)

The IFS (so a left leaning think tank, but capable of doing sums) did a podcast on the UK's electricity position last week, which should be required listening for all the relevant politicans. II… (View Post)

Ah, yes. The immigration ponzi scheme. "Keep importing more people, because without population growth, we can't afford to look after the old people already here." It's a complete … (View Post)

The problem with the Truss energy subsidies (as noted on here many times) wasn't primarily that she doled out loads of government cash to pay the bills. It was that she did so in such a dumb way… (View Post)

If they do this, it's a gift to Farage. It will confirms what most of his supporters have long suspected, that the civil service is institutionally soft left, and has worked to frustrate that ai… (View Post)