I'm alive to historic problems with the adoption system, comprising to my eye how it is run, support, and sometimes overreach. Which I speculate may have a similar component of local authorities… (View Post)

OTOH, the reforms done to service recruitment seem to be - on first signs - making a big difference. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/more-now-joining-than-leaving-british-armed-forces/ (View Post)

I think where the rubber hits the road on this, and the brass don't like it, is that we need to prioritise the RN and the RAF over the army. (View Post)

In 2026-7, Full State Pension will be 12535. Personal Allowance will be 12570. So it will be an issue from 2027-8 at first. My choice would be to increase the personal allowance in step. (View Post)

Martin Lewis on the Energy Changes. TLDR "What I asked for". I had not twigged that the policy costs were purely on the Electricity Element, so this will rebalance costs towards use of elec… (View Post)