Subsidising low pay is something I support (and indeed voted to introduce as income credit under Gordon Brown). If the Government is paying X £N in Job Seekers' Allowance, and X can't get a… (View Post)

All the very best and do come bsck soon. (View Post)

Yes, that's a very healthy reminder. Worrying about the ups and downs of celebrities seems especially piffling when you hear the news from Afghanistan and Ukraine. I still enjoy the news, though… (View Post)

Off to stay with friends over Christmas - good luck to everyone for a very happy time. (View Post)

Finding out about it. It's news to me, and I'm reasonably well-informed. If you're a bit marginalised, don't read a paper, etc., there are lots of things familiar to others that y… (View Post)