The triple lock means you are protected from the drop in wages that has happened this year as a consequence of Covid-10 (8% or so IIRC), but if the economy recovers next year, then the YoY change in … (View Post)

You should refuse your state pension on principle then: that’s entirely funded by other people’s money. Put your money where your mouth is & all that. (View Post)

On average, pensioner households in the UK have higher weekly income after direct taxation (income, council tax etc, but not VAT) than working households (see latest ONS release) - pity the working h… (View Post)

Again, it’s Brexit derangement syndrome. Brexit has warped British politics & until it’s done and dusted one way or another there’s no hope of things going back to normal. Johnson’s criteria for … (View Post)

Nothing is going to change on that front until Brexit is done & dusted. The Tory vote consists of core Tories & the Brexiteers who have lent them their vote to 'get Brexit done'. Af… (View Post)