Ironically an outcome of the WFA business might be a higher take-up of Pension Credit, which will do vastly more for reducing pensioner poverty than WFA, while costing the State more overall once the… (View Post)

Because WFA goes almost entirely to people who don't need it. The people who might get caught out are those not applying for benefits they qualify for, in particular Pension Credit, which is a m… (View Post)

The Tories could win in 2029 but several unrelated things probably need to align. Most importantly they need Reform to disappear and for current Reform voters to switch to them so they don't los… (View Post)

. Current wholesale electricity prices are about £90 per MWh so £82 would be less than that. Bear in mind: the £90 includes actually cheap previously agreed offshore wind prices as well as more expen… (View Post)

Diane Abbott appears to have had an interesting life and an unusually good sense of humour for a politician. (View Post)