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)

Sounds like my kind of place! Inveraray is a lovely town in a beautiful part of Scotland. (View Post)

A choice between an economically illiterate fantasy land and an economically illiterate fantasy land with an undertow of racism and despotism. (View Post)