It is possible to get a higher state pension by delaying claiming it. https://www.gov.uk/deferring-state-pension/what-you-get For many people working on and deferring the State pension is a good opti… (View Post)

It's not really up to Starmer though is it? If the US vetos Ukraine joining then it doesnt happen. Personally I don't see how Ukraine joins before it's borders are resolved. (View Post)

I think the logic is as follows: 1) Starmer is bad for dissing Jezza. 2) Starmer supports Zelensky and opposes Putin 3) therefore Zelensky is bad and Putin is good. (View Post)

The chart at the top took me to the original post by Kieran Pedley, which had this chart too, which gives a longer perspective: There are two obvious anomalies from the norm: the Trussocalypse* and t… (View Post)

So covid damaged NHS productivity but boosted private sector productivity? Surely the answer to the growth problem is to have another lockdown.... (View Post)