They didn’t get hacked because they used hotel WiFi - the Russians were able to listen into the call because a German officer phoned into a WebEx conference call from a hotel landline. A landline is … (View Post)

Pensioners are getting a state pension rise of 8.5% in April, more than inflation over the previous year. In 2023, they received a 10.1% rise in a year when everyone else saw their incomes rise by 5.… (View Post)

The solution to this is simple: build a ton of houses. The only reason US investment groups are buying UK real estate is because they expect further price appreciation thanks to the UK housing shorta… (View Post)

So we’ve gone from the “UK pension funds must invest in UK plc” to “UK pension funds must say how much they invest in UK plc”. Big whoop. This is going to rebound on the government - people are going… (View Post)

That would be all well and good if it weren’t for the fact that council housing rents tend to be significantly cheaper than the rental achievable on the open market. So a council house buyer benefits… (View Post)