Yes I saw that too. Last week they were saying similar things about farming and the post-Brexit restructuring of subsidies. They usually accompany it with phrases like "rare Brexit benefit"… (View Post)

You have a point, but you also show the limits of having brilliant or talented people. Wilson, for instance, got the highest mark ever in his Oxford economics exam, and indeed considered becoming an … (View Post)

I don't know if anybody on here listens to the Rest is History, but they've just done a good series about Britain in the mid 70s. It's worth listening to, if only to reflect on how far… (View Post)

No, what's damaging the country is taking money from those who ARE WORKING, not those that HAVE WORKED, and giving it to people who are still capable of working, like the fit and often affluent … (View Post)

No, the whole system needs to be changed. The system was designed in an age when heavy agricultural or industrial work was the norm, most people had no means of providing for their retirement, and li… (View Post)