I think there is now enough slack to do it on a universal basis. But yes, in the medium term it would either be universal or PC-based. We kinda need a "Scottish Pensioner Payment" that is s… (View Post)

If you're right, it's deeply depressing. Labour haven't done anything particularly radical at all in the grand scheme of things. Fuel duty remains frozen, farmers still have IHT allowa… (View Post)

Especially if we build flats like a normal European country, rather than plastering the place with "shitty chateaus". (View Post)

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)