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Ian Clark's avatar

Jonty is hopeful - praise the lord! So instead of sticking to improving things Labour is about to embark on a civil war - looking to replace one centrist in a suit with another one …

Simon Carne's avatar

Three months figures and the cry goes up … but they are subject to correction. One month’s figures and the cry is don’t speak too soon they are just for a month. John Kay, the great FT economist writer always cautioned against the merry-go-round of quarterly reporting and as Denis Healey said if you’re in a hole stop digging (and don’t run a leadership election to satisfy one person’s ambition).

Chris Batchelor's avatar

I think you need another label for Trump's latest attention diverter. The 'Gulf War' still means something quite different.