Since 2000 the number of 80+ year olds in the UK has grown by 75%. An 80 year old on average costs the NHS 8 times what a 20 year old does. Add in inflation in pharma and medical devices (plus wage i… (View Post)

What engagement? If he means US support for Putin then yes, perhaps they should reexamine that. They are so fucking petty. (View Post)

Part of the problem (one we share with France) is exceptionalism. We expect, no demand, to be more successful and more powerful than our peers. And when we fail to be, we declare we are the worst, un… (View Post)

Our GDP performance is also nothing like Japan’s. Theirs is abject. Politicians rarely mention demographics. It’s the rest of us. But just look at the basic maths and weep. Healthcare spending has to… (View Post)

It’s almost as if the US admin is being paid by Brussels. (View Post)