If Polly's calling it for Labour, lump on a Labour loss ASAP.
"amid fears" doing a lot of heavy lifting in that article.
I'd say it was the amount of tax exemptions for the clergy & aristocracy.
This led to the bulk of taxes falling on the commoners, which in turn led to the bankruptcy of the Ancient Regime & forced the calling of the Estates General for the first time in 175 years, after which all hell broke loose.
"Er Mr President we are referring to the economy, not your penis pump"
Because in contrast to every single piece of evidence, the ECB thinks inflation in the Eurozone is driven by wild excesses of spending by consumers.
Well it doesn't really but to admit otherwise would be to admit that the past 40 years of economic orthodoxy is essentially fiction.
At current costs the Ajax fighting vehicle would account for 10% of our annual military spend. It's 10 years overdue (to date) and still makes people travelling in it violently sick.
Not one penny more should be spent on defence unless it's absolutely crystal clear what it's being spent on.
Not half as big as the demographic shock Japan, China and South Korea are in for in the next 30 years.
What if we increased defence spending to 5%, but spent the money on the same overpriced, decades late, not fit for purpose crap we spend the current 2% on. Would that be ok?
I can almost here a ghostly shout of "Never! Never! Never!"
"All they want is to be Irish"
This mural is literally painted on Shankhill Road where the riots took place...