I don't think there's anyone who is positively pleased about lockdown, @MaxPB . The fairly even division shown by the polls is between those who have found positive aspects (see more of the… (View Post)

Yes, good reality check. Though it doesn't affect the Habeck/Scholz figures much - essentially Soder is liked by the right and Laschet isn't (much). He might well pull over some from the Af… (View Post)

FWIW that's roughly where I am - £120K income, pay £40-odd K tax, live on £30K, give away the balance. Leftism rather than Christianity in my case, but the same idea. My actual living costs are … (View Post)

I think the heading should be "down to 4%" - but the poll is an interesting confirmation of the trend recently. The pattern is consistently that the Tories get a temporary bounce when there… (View Post)

Personally, as a healthy 71-year-old on no drugs who uses the NHS now and then, I'd rather rely on them and on NICE and PHE and than a random GP and an affable MP who I know slightly and don… (View Post)