In 1980 life expectancy at birth was 70 men / 78 women. Currently it is 79 men / 83 women. In 1980-1 state pension was 26% of average earnings. By the mid 2000s that was down to around 16%. The IFS p… (View Post)

For me the strangest WFA number was that it was not sold more on a basis of "look at how much the pension is increasing this year". But that's Mr Starmer and politics - how can we maxi… (View Post)

That's correct. However, as a fraction of average (mean) earnings, the State Pension - even the New State Pension - is still below what it was in 1980. The New State pension (ie the increased on… (View Post)

Farage income declared on Commons Expenses returns in the period Jan -> Dec 2026 ! How many Post Office or Protective Equipment miscreants will have been punished by the Courts? (Though that may b… (View Post)

I think this is important, but it will take time to repair. As I see it it is philosophically about reasserting democratic values, and (somehow) creating a politics that does not incentivise division… (View Post)