More seriously, we do need to decide as a country what we want our future to look like. We have an ageing population, which is a drag on productivity. The answers to this are either: 1) increase birt… (View Post)

"Starmer has no policies and has no plans to address major issues we have like spiralling rent and housing shortages" ... Starmer announces a policy that will help but polls poorly... "… (View Post)

As per the FT: “A generation and its hopes are being blocked by those who — more often than not — enjoy the secure homes and jobs that they’re denying to others,” Starmer will say. “Mark my words: we… (View Post)

And it's only going to get worse as older low interest debt matures and new debt is issued at higher interest rates (a bit like coming to the end of a series of fixed-term mortgages). The argume… (View Post)

You're right, that is an achievement they should be shouting about - take wins where you can. The trouble is a lot of the population, while employed, is poorer than they were a few years' a… (View Post)