Just did some maths - a single parent with two secondary age kids, renting a flat with three bedrooms, would need to earn about £55,000 to attain the same standard of living as a pensioner on State P… (View Post)

No, actually. Pensioners typically have much lower housing costs (70% own their homes outright, and only 7% privately rent) and fewer dependents, so their equivalised household income after housing c… (View Post)

I think you've misunderstood how the law works around careless or dangerous driving. Even if you're travelling at 70mph on the motorway, doing so through standing water is behaviour that co… (View Post)

I think if pensioners have high enough incomes that bring them into tax, they should pay it like the rest of us. A better offset for WFP would be to expand eligibility for PC a bit. (View Post)

I'm not convinced it's what he would have wanted. A Loganair Twin Otter, perhaps. (View Post)