Interesting. It doesn't take into account the increased uptake of Pension Credit, which will do a lot to mitigate that figure. It's also relative poverty, which PBers tend to dismiss in oth… (View Post)

I'm wrong. Estimates vary wildly. RSPB: 30 million. GWCT: up to 50 million. (View Post)

They were set up to fail. I remember when pensioners completely lost it over Sunak's NICs cut, because it didn't apply to them. People talk about all the outrage and histrionics on the left… (View Post)

The "blanket" pavement parking ban in Edinburgh caused a great deal of fuss for about 5 minutes, now the norm. A few residents complained that there wasn't enough room for an ambulance… (View Post)

The main effect wolves would have isn't in the actual predation, but the stress of their presence would reduce breeding rates. And I'm more of a conservationist than an animal rights activi… (View Post)