Always amuses me that the Bolsheviks were officially "social democrats"

Mary and the Chinese Room Guy have similar energy. Swamp Man is the wildcard

i guess nobody's told them because it would be such a difficult conversation

Big increase yeah, but I don't think people are feeling it yet

Lol

Tories cut taxes on the way out and Labour were so scared of losing the election that they promised not to increase them (whilst also promising big public investment). So obvious what would happen

You could say it was unexpected last year but not this year, I think. I mean either way the line is not particularly credible to people who think for more than a few minutes about it

I heard a story of a philosopher who once mentioned something he shouldn't have done in a public lecture, and it caused the gold price to fall. Impact!

And strategically smarter to do it when the government was more popular, and had more time before the next election

It was more credible to say "the world's changed" last Autumn when Trump has just been elected

Congratulations!