I know this is pure Osborne but the trick is to say you're keeping the triple lock whilst you're actually reforming it so you're not, and it's cheaper. No-one cares about the deta… (View Post)

It should go up with inflation, so it's value is maintained in real-terms, and that's it. Anything else can be a political decision to uprate it as and when that's determined. (View Post)

My wife: who's this Andy Durram? Andy Durham? Me: do you mean Andy Burnham? My wife: yes, him. Me: he's going to be our Prime Minister on Monday. My wife: oh. (View Post)

Otherwise we're screwed. (View Post)

It's a great sign of how closely my wife listens to me, because I've mentioned "I can't believe Andy Burnham is going to be our next PM" several times in the last few weeks. (View Post)