There can be value in the inquiry. But ~£500m would buy a good chunk of vaccine/testing research or public health preparedness/more fit for purpose modelling tools (e.g. some of the existing models r… (View Post)

Delighted, if surprised, to see Yorkshire Party on 4% nationally. Assuming those voters are concentrated in Yorkshire, we'll likely see an SNP 2015-style near clean-sweep for YP. Bet accordingly :win… (View Post)

It's not, really. You could substantially reduce inequality in a country without changing the definition of relative poverty. Even, potentially, without changing the value defined as relative poverty… (View Post)

No, it's quite doable. Say median income is £30k (finger in air). 60% is £18k. If only the bottom 10% are at or below that and you raise all their incomes to £19k then you've eliminated relative pove… (View Post)

2023: the 50th centile is £28400; the 45th is £26500 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/percentile-points-from-1-to-99-for-total-income-before-and-after-tax (only for tax payers, other measur… (View Post)