Oh I entirely agree on that. Always in favour of targeted policies versus universal, and the cutoff was too harsh (15% of pensioners when about 17% are in poverty). But that's what they should h… (View Post)

Hmm. Considering the threshold. There's a danger they win no pensioners back with this while continuing to alienate people like me who are eager for some change. (View Post)

Your anger is entirely consistent with being a free marketeer. The trouble is utilities simply cannot be a free market in the first place. (View Post)

The signal it sends out to other private utilities is a disaster. Expect them to start taking on massive debt/increasing dividends while doing no investment. (View Post)

The inflation looks like non-motoring transport costs, energy, food and drink. That's not good for Labour's core voter demographics. My theory is that inflation is by far the most important… (View Post)