The pittance bit isn't always true. Benefits are cumulative, some people get quite a good living out of them, certainly if your sights are set reasonably low. Add up UC, the kids element (which is mo… (View Post)

My experience is that the vast majority of lone parents on UC are lone parents due to marital breakup. That probably varies due to the demographic nature of the local area though. Parental contributi… (View Post)

The problem is that benefits aren't being used as a safety net, they are being used to support families long-term (View Post)

Private Eye used to call him Botney (View Post)

One of the issues round my way is that there is a lot of nimbyism against building flats. It is probably true that a lot of big developments are sold to cash buyers renting to whores and drug dealers… (View Post)