There shouldn't be a linkage but there is, politically. The essential thing for energy security as well as planet protection is to go all out for electrification using renewable energy sources. … (View Post)

State pension is a welfare benefit paid for out of current taxation. There's no link between what you pay as NI and the pension you receive. Also NI if it actually was insurance should also cove… (View Post)

Hopefully no-one wants to see state support removed for old people but what grates is the huge sense of entitlement of the current generation of pensioners. Who are much better catered for than gener… (View Post)

Of course she hasn't asked that question yet at PMQs and maybe she won't, but Starmer is lucky to have such a useless LotO facing him, despite his huge unpopularity. (View Post)

Fortunately Humphrey Appleby is running this: Britain is putting itself at the helm of efforts to build a multi-national maritime mission to get oil tankers moving again through the key strait once t… (View Post)