The irony is that a significant amount of care costs are being paid by individuals now, who often have to sell their property to fund this, as happened with my late mother who must have paid out at l… (View Post)

Badenoch knows that there is usually a good political payoff from opposing social care proposals - but also knows that if there's a spirit of consensus, there's a risk in being seen as the … (View Post)

Because once you've laid one party down significantly - as I have with Reform - laying another down to the same potential net loss doesn't require additional deposit (because both bets can&… (View Post)

If Labour does a better job in government (yet to be seen, of course), tactical voting between the centre left parties will be more efficient come the next GE. Having an unpopular government, compare… (View Post)

I still suggest it's about avoiding the total loss. Change the proposition to, say, a guaranteed £100,000 or a 50% chance of winning £1m and a 50% chance of winning £25,000, and I bet the second… (View Post)