Lanyard wearers is excellent, I must say. I am one, though I'm also a former name badge wearer and "keeper of the PLB". The civil service meme was disproven by Truss and Kwarteng. As l… (View Post)

Pope Leo is the best thing that's happened to Americans in some time. Easily to generalise them as a bunch of MAGA loons; he dispels that image. (View Post)

It's not just about gaining/losing voters to other parties - it's also about stimulating and suppressing turnout. The primary reason that Reform are doing well us due to very high voter ret… (View Post)

And what remains of the Tories can hardly be described as hard-right, otherwise they'd be supporting Reform by now. Even their membership is massively pro-Ukraine, with a majority wanting Britis… (View Post)

UC is a lot better than legacy benefits for this - 90% of lone parents have a METR of less than 70%, compared with 60% under the old system. But only about 10% of lone parents have a METR of less tha… (View Post)