The economic outlook appears to be even poorer this morning. Those renting are having a torrid time. Rents are up at least 10% in the
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The real question for Sunak
I posted this on Twitter Yesterday: It seems to me that this is the real question for Sunak now. And there is no doubt he
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The Tories are useless
Who didn’t repair the roof when the sun shone?
UK government debt yields have reached five per cent. A couple of years ago the same debt could be issued at 1.5 per cent. You
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The Tories have so much to learn from geese
I always wondered why people got up well before dawn to go birdwatching. And then this morning I was dragged to Holkham by 6.30 to
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How many wedges can Sunak create before he has to call an election?
As the Guardian notes this morning: Rishi Sunak is to prioritise the interests of millions of car owners with a series of measures that will
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Rosebank is not about oil as far as politicians are concerned: it is about their fear of inflation and their lust for power
During my absence from blogging yesterday the government approved the Rosebank oilfield. Let the stress, this does not mean that this oilfield will now progress.
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What will the UK do with its internal cimate refugees?
I had to go to the Fenland village of Somersham to get a Covid vaccine yesterday. Why the NHS directed me there, I do not
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People are dying because of the impact of inflation. That is by government choice, and is not a necessity.
The news round is, once again, dominated by small-minded and vindictive petty squabbling this morning, with Suella Braverman in the lead. Meanwhile, in the real
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