Weirdly, while the government prioritises health workers for immigrant visas, it makes it almost impossible for British-born students to get university places to study medicine. It's as if it wa… (View Post)

It certainly isn't going to be solved without economic growth. (View Post)

I'd also add: He has no real opposition locally. He tries, with some success, not to be too tribal. His patch - Greater Manchester - is doing rather better than the country as a whole. He makes … (View Post)

Pretty much. I remember when I had two kids under three: on any given day they went to nursery - and it wasn't a particularly fancy nursery - it cost me more than I earned in that day. I was bas… (View Post)

I happened to be listening to Virgin radio at 6 when her statement was read out. I thought she did quite well. Then tye newsreader summarised it, concluding, without apparent irony, "the princes… (View Post)