There has been quite a lot of work done on this by the actuarial profession off their own bat. The short answer is: longer than most people would expect. (View Post)
Britain is correctly prioritising death statistics. Its series on excess deaths is probably the single most important and gives us a much fuller picture than most have as to what is going on. (View Post)
Like Lady Macbeth, he looks as though having achieved his heart's desire, he is struggling to deal with the enormity of the price he has had to pay to win it. I don't see him being forced out by the … (View Post)
After communications masterpieces like "we're telling people to sod off to show how welcoming we are", it's a mystery why Priti Patel polls so poorly. (View Post)