It does seem to be a given that the more minor coalition partners get hammered the most during their time in government. (View Post)

You'll forgive me if, not being an expert in the field myself, I give more weight to the opinions of the experts in the field rather than those of a couple of randoms on the internet. https://www.sci… (View Post)

Scientists shouldn't be taken as an absolute source of truth, but science is a pretty good pointer towards reality. That's because the nature of science is such that you have to show your working for… (View Post)

It's simply an unintuitive but correct mathematical fact. It's possible to have migration than makes every individual better off but reduces overall GDP per capita. Whether it's a good idea or not is… (View Post)

Bart's point is completely true, and your gripe about benefits claimants is not relevant to it. Even if we did cut benefits, are those people going to be wiping bums? Of course not. Care work is resp… (View Post)