They've made some slightly odd statements on state pension interaction with income tax since the budget. It does appear we will end up with a quadruple lock, but they give the impression they�… (View Post)

That's true. That's why I like UC system - we should expand it. (View Post)

To be fair, the markets do appear to be quite unfussed about all this. My rough understanding is that a big chunk of the tax rises is going towards more fiscal headroom/reducing the deficit to close … (View Post)

It's worth pointing out that the benefit cap (£22k per household, effectively frozen for the last decade despite inflation) is still in place - a few left wing think tanks are making a fuss abou… (View Post)

If you look at an income distribution from GE'24, the highest incomes are most likely to vote Labour. I appreciate that income != housing wealth, and Labour voters weren't likely to be pens… (View Post)