Always fraught with danger and caveats trying to infer reasons for changes in birth rates over that sort of timescale, but that would be my guess, and specifically: - housing too expensive (how can w… (View Post)

I heard a snippet of her resignation speech on the news - complaining that 'issues that really shouldn't become controversial rapidly become so'. Which suggests to me she genuinely tho… (View Post)

Ooh, the Ftse popped 8,000. Hurray. (View Post)

FPT: @Jim_Miller posted an interesting stat, which I was rather taken aback by: I'd bolden that bit in the middle if I knew how. A fall from 1.76 to 1.29 from 2008 to 2020 seems remarkable and b… (View Post)

I think 'hate' overstates it. I don't like her, certainly. And I found her tone during covid petty and spiteful. I am of course more concerned with politicians who have a more direct i… (View Post)