That's not quite true - he was very positive about some elements of the Army (something about counter-insurgency and small arms actions, dunno), and had similarly positive things to say about th… (View Post)

Look at it this way - the one episode of widespread violence we have experienced under this new government was from the far-right, and some of the very PBers who are so concerned about Muslims in the… (View Post)

But that's the problem. How can it be that £50k is not enough, when it's 50% higher than the median salary? The NMW still applies for those stocking the shelves in central London. There nee… (View Post)

This is where the SNP are smart. Universal benefits and entitlements help sweeten the pill of slightly higher taxes, with a sprinkling of progressivity like Scottish Child Payment to tick the poverty… (View Post)

That salary is worth about £8,000 in today's money - but house prices were only £40,000 on average, compared with about £260,000 now. In housing cost terms, you were earning about £55,000 in �… (View Post)