There is something in what you say, but rather than use life expectancy of birth when comparing, it should be life expectency at retirement age. I cannot see a simple way of calculating this at age 6… (View Post)

My point is that there is a difference between actuarial life expectancy at age 65 than to life expectancy at birth, for people born in the same year. (View Post)

The Iraq war came very close to replacing the Baath Party with ISIS rule. Regime change is not always for the better as the Yazidi might agree. (View Post)

Yes, I am surprised at my boys being so interested in Gaza as an issue. It is why they will not vote Labour. Neither have any particular Jewish or Muslim connection, and are as completely ethnically … (View Post)

Badenoch is the Verucca Salt of Parliament. Her biggest problem is that generally the LOTO during an unpopular government is seen as PM in waiting. Badenoch's problem is that she is irrelevant. (View Post)