The fiscal gap according to the OBR is all the fault of Gen Z who are drinking less and not providing the Treasury with much needed alcohol duties. Is there nothing the feckless youth do right? (View Post)

Reeves will have the same level of responsibility for the OBR releasing their report early as Theresa May had for the letters falling off the podium when she was giving a speech. Both deserved to go … (View Post)

But I'll do hyperbole anyway. Clearly a massive cock up on the part of the OBR but actually I think early release of material information is good. Even if inadvertent in this case. The more scru… (View Post)

Relative poverty and absolute poverty numbers map to actual numbers under official definitions. The proportion of children living in absolute poverty has increased in recent years in part because of … (View Post)

Anyone who thinks welfare in the UK is linked to relative measures of prosperity has little idea of how a large part of society lives. Only pensioners get that consideration. Welfare is issued on the… (View Post)