FPT The problem with rent controls is that usually it's intended to shaft landlords, to the benefit of tenants. What actually happens is it shafts future tenants, because there is nowhere to ren… (View Post)

We didn't close down most of the country for 18 months and pay for it all by borrowing for either of the flu pandemics. The Korean war didn't stuff up energy supplies for half our continent… (View Post)

How does turnout compare? I think there are usually rather fewer actual switchers in elections that the vote shares imply, because very often the driving force is differential turnout. If the typical… (View Post)

Necroing this some more - I think you're wrong. And the reason you're wrong is simple - the difference between capex and revenue spend. With 20% less population, there wouldn't be 20% … (View Post)

If you're right (and it's quite possible you are), isn't the answer for the NHS to just subcontract the job to BUPA? I must confess, I didn't have you down as an obvious advocate … (View Post)