That's exactly the problem in IT, the government won't pay the extra 25% or so for salaries to be competitive, so the majority of posts remain permanently unfilled and instead they end up paying £500… (View Post)

Completely untrue. If I don't do my job, I get fired. If I try to do it in the office, I get very little actual work done. Some useful networking, yes, but don't need to do that 5 days a week. If I w… (View Post)

It's the cost of housing. My daughters don't see any prospect of ever having enough money to buy a house, at least around where we live. And renting is even more expensive in the long term. I saw thi… (View Post)

I've just moved, and this was a factor in my thinking. I have bought a house with an extra room exactly for that purpose, that I wouldn't have needed if I didn't now mostly WFH. Around my way, that's… (View Post)

I agree with this. I'm a politics geek and I don't give Reform a moment's thought. I doubt most "normal" voters know who they are or what they stand for. The Chester by-election was interes… (View Post)