The commuting version of this is decent brakes (eg TRP Spyre), SKS mudguards and Marathon Plus deliver huge marginal gains. After that, it's probably not worth spending much more. (View Post)

I'd agree with that, but they are not talking about means-testing PIP. Just changing the amount and the kind of conditions which make you eligible. (View Post)

There's something in this. The £1,000 limit was way too tight to get a decent commuter (eg the most basic Brompton will set you back £950), but you do have people buying fancy carbon racers who … (View Post)

Disability politics: what party does PB think has the greatest prevalence of people on some form of working-age incapacity benefit? Once upon a time the answer was obvious - but now? - Age profile su… (View Post)

What Miliband is up to is 1) interesting and 2) optimistic.* That's in contrast with the rest of the government, which doesn't seem to have much of an idea of why they wanted to be in power… (View Post)