£2billion and £3.5 billion is not a drop in the ocean; government budgets are made up of spending like this, and such attitudes are what leads to chronic waste in public spending. Child poverty is no… (View Post)

No, child poverty is absolutely solved by getting people into work. That's precisely how everyone else supports their families - by earning a wage. I agree benefits should provide a basic safety… (View Post)

To be fair, we've already done that. We did it in 1940. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Iceland (View Post)

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I'd now favour a close military alliance with France. But they'd have to stop trying to dick us all the time via the EU, and sending o… (View Post)

Yes, quite - we have a problem of political leadership. If politicians won't lead us there then why wouldn't many voters prioritise benefits that matter to them personally? (View Post)