Mm, not saying it wasn't an issue to be worried about before. But lockdown turned it from a one-in-a-class incident to a 5-to-10 -in-a-class incident. As I say, hopefully we're now getting … (View Post)

What we're seeing with four and five year olds is the after-effects of lockdown. It's been the case for two or three years. "Not ready for school" is in many cases a euphemism for… (View Post)

I do believe they see housing as a genuine priority. I can't pretend to be close to the heart of government, or even peripheral to it, but what I have heard of governmenty conversations indicate… (View Post)

When I was at university, I was taught politics by former-SDP MP David Marquand. He was quite convincing in advancing his case that the Falklands had no impact whatsoever on the 1983 election, backin… (View Post)

The richest cohort of the population which the state continues to make relatively richer each year is not being 'screwed over'. (View Post)