On topic, even as an avid pro-EU chap I'm not really persuaded by this type of polling. I'm not at all sure that most people understand enough about the consequences of Brexit to come to a … (View Post)

That's all correct. I was on the old CS scheme, so got my years service multiplied by my final salary divided by 80. My pension was about a third of my final salary, although I'd only done … (View Post)

I'm not sure where people get these numbers from. In the old Civil Service pension scheme, if you retired on £40k after working for 40 years, your pension was £20k (40x40/80). The newer schemes … (View Post)

Not sure about that. He's come second even though he's never there. Imagine his ratings among Tories if he actually attended the HoC. (View Post)

A slightly belated Merry Xmas to all. I am enjoying the luxury of there being just the two of us today, for the first time in 17 years. The 4 grown-up kids and 2 grandkids are elsewhere. I love them … (View Post)