In London the three they have look like comfortable holds (probably larger majorities), and there's a decent chance of control or at least largest party in Merton. There will be others where Lab… (View Post)

More obviously - had state pensions been fund-supported at the outset, it wouldn't have been until the 1980s that anyone would have received a full state pension. (View Post)

Difference being, governments in mid term are *supposed* to have a terrible night, whereas the official opposition party is not. (View Post)

Amusing; but why do all US TV presenters have to behave as if they're on drugs? TLDR: Trump has lost Gen X, men, suburbanites (isn't that almost everyone?), catholics, poor voters, married … (View Post)

That's what I thought, too. Malc is making the same mistake as those who quote the statistic that the rich pay some high proportion of all our taxes, thinking this indicates some sort of merit w… (View Post)