And you're lucky if you've got a mortgage - that cohort has been squeezed by renters and outright owners over the last decade. On average, people are buying their first homes after the age … (View Post)

To counter this, the ONS are always having to adjust their TFR estimates downwards. You might be right about immigrants, but ultimately this is more than offset by other groups - just look at Scotlan… (View Post)

Lockdown was my national service. (View Post)

Perhaps. But that does remind me of people getting upset at doctors and nurses demanding better wages, as if public sector workers don't operate in the same labour market as everyone else. Why s… (View Post)

I agree. But it is is slave labour if it used to provide labour for things like fruit picking or social care. Any Conservative who believes in free markets (and freedom in general) should be aghast. … (View Post)