Note that King Charles, in his address to Congress, did not call for Russia's defeat, but for a just and lasting peace. What this indicates is that Ukraine's western supporters are mostly a… (View Post)

Oh yes. Ukraine showed off something like that last year. With a 5 tonne warhead. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-showcases-underwater-drones-with-2-000-km-strike-capability/ (View Post)

Israel is the interesting standout, in being a wealthy country with a high birth rate, but that doesn't have its wealth boosted by resource exports. GDP per capita $44k and birth rate 2.83. (View Post)

As I understand it, NI contributions are charged on pension contributions (which are exempt from income tax) and that's the rationale for not charging NI on income from a pension. Now there'… (View Post)

I like that, but it runs into the problem that Brown was trying to avoid when he introduced the floor to increases. There will be years when the pension increase is very small, or zero, or even negat… (View Post)