Or a reversion to the mean. The last Yougov was a bit of an outlier with the Tories on 16 and the LDs above them on 17 (View Post)

I admit it's a good arrangement.It's virtually shared freehold, but predates the introduction of that. When I lived in Newcastle I had a Tyneside Flat lease. I had the ground floor flat, and leased i… (View Post)

Having marshalled a few road races, I can quite believe it started as a road rage incident when matey discovered he couldn't drive along the road he wanted to (View Post)

Anyone with kids (or who is ill and is in at least LCW) can earn £400 a month without the taper kicking in, and of course you don't pay tax or NI either. Do they bother? No. There is quite a resistan… (View Post)

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)