Longer licensing hours? We can all drink to that

Slowly but surely, Westminster seems to be waking up to the idea that we can’t avoid the big questions forever.

After years of collective head-burying, there is now a greater willingness than ever to address the structural flaws in our economy – sluggish growth, mounting debt, soaring fiscal obligations. Though political leeway is limited, I have been heartened by the increasing willingness of politicians and commentators alike to tell hard truths about where we are as a nation.

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