The very best of luck with the new job. Sounds like a challenge, which is always welcome. (View Post)

Research into chronic diseases helps, but a lot of conditions are associated with ageing, and there doesn't seem much one can do about that! In my own case, if I'd carried on smoking, which I gave up… (View Post)

Supporting a Reform 'government', or, even worse, being part of a Reform-led coalition would lead to the demise of the Conservative party as we know it. (View Post)

On those figures Starmer(?) would require Kemi, Davey and the SNP. Farage would only need Kemi OR Davey. Can't see Davey getting involved with either Tories or Reform. (View Post)

Fair comment re Milliband and Phillipson; they have got on with things. However economics tends to dominate the news largely because economic policy affects, usually severely, everything else and Ree… (View Post)