I think every single one of us has been disappointed by Starmer. Whatever our expectations - whether we thought he'd be great, good, ok-ish, perhaps not that bad, bad, terrible, the worst prime … (View Post)

JJ - I'm interested that your Grandad worked on ships sailing to Russia, because my great uncle flew RAF planes accompanying such ships - but I know little more than that. Presumably your Granda… (View Post)

I've shifted to a position where I don't necessarily object to giving 16 year olds the vote. But if we do, we also have to treat them like adults in other respects - allow them to drink, sm… (View Post)

Yes, it's like that MP who couldn't see why taxes would have to rise to cover 'a few billion pounds' - most people, most MPs included, have no instinctive grasp of how big a billi… (View Post)

Fine, we need more babies. But why fund the poorest to have babies by taxing the better off, who then as a result can't afford them? That approach makes no sense. (View Post)