Jim_the_Lurker

Musk getting hired by Trump reminds me of when Gordon Brown ennobled Alan Sugar to give him a job advising him on business. And I suspect will be about as successful. As has already been observed, sl… (View Post)

Great header - thanks. To be honest I am in favour of legislating to allow assisted suicide. But, do think the legislation / scrutiny seems a bit rushed. I would imagine a Royal Commission or some su… (View Post)

Thanks for the article. The funny thing is, like the Post Office scandal, Private Eye have covered Welby/Smyth for years without anyone getting hot under the collar on the topic. I know Private Eye c… (View Post)

Interesting - does that account for turnout. I seem to recall three quarters of pensioners turnout to vote, but only half of those under twenty-five. You are probably right about increasing pensionab… (View Post)

Indeed. I think the triple lock has always been a political policy not one borne of some desperate increase in pension poverty. It is basically to avoid the Gordon Brown clanger of putting pennies on… (View Post)