The misjudgement is that somehow the beneficiary or otherwise is the parent, not the child. What has the child done to deserve being ignored by the state? For what in the grander scheme of things is … (View Post)

That you think my post was “kicking the red wall” is an illustration of the illusion at work. The red wall is a piece of political mythology cooked up by journalists to try to group together vastly d… (View Post)

It seems the Tories have found their way back. They knew the electorate were in the mood to reward parties who could blame a group in society for everything and make voters feel better through a bit … (View Post)

The fabled red wall has a lot to answer for. (View Post)

That’s right, the headroom is a buffer in case things turn south. Note to all: it’s still small by historical standards. It was slashed by Hunt in his last 2 budgets, and then further cut back to the… (View Post)