MikeL

A shame Mel Stride is out. Nobody gave him a chance but he comes across as the most sane, reasonable, balanced, moderate of the lot. And he's a team player - he did masses of interviews throughout GE… (View Post)

Basic maths: Right = Jenrick+Badenoch+Patel = 64 Moderate = Cleverly+Tugendhat+Stride = 54 You need max of 41 (and realistically only 39 or 40) to make the final. So the moderate wing are guaranteed … (View Post)

Mythical very well off person who has retired early at say 55 with £1m in savings. Not taking any pension yet. £500k in ISAs, £500k invested in other investments / bank deposits. Assuming 5% return, … (View Post)

Nobody appears to have mentioned the Starting rate for Tax on Savings - the first £5,000 of savings interest is tax free if other income is below PA. Note this is separate from the £1,000 Personal Sa… (View Post)

Only one Electoral College vote but still pretty notable: Maine District 2: 2024 UNH poll: Harris 52, Trump 47 2020 Result: Trump 52, Biden 45 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/ (View Post)