We say - like Frank Lloyd Wright - Usonian. Shortly before Christmas I had my first recent experience of an Irish person become quite narked about the term "The British Isles". Perhaps it i… (View Post)

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)