NickPalmer

"not enough jobs to go round requiring a constant stream of immigration" is a contradiction in terms. If the position is that there are lots of low-paid jobs which can't be filled, then the… (View Post)

Is the winter fuel payment automatic (a side-effect of tax returns) or do people have to claim it? The latter would significantly impact numbers, I suspect. (View Post)

I'm 75, but I think the statistic has limited value - it's one of the first things you learn about public figures, but they vary enormously. Look at David Attenborough, currently 99 and still campaig… (View Post)

Yes and no. There are half a dozen ways to be an MP, and some of them are pretty much dictated by the marginality of your seat. I was very, very hands-on with personal issues that constituents raised… (View Post)

All the very best to Cyclefree, and I hope she will ontinue to grace us with her thoughts from time to time. As a fairly healthy couple in our 70s, we also have the challenge of helping to judge when… (View Post)