I suppose so. Maybe people generally don't think about opportunity cost enough. To me, it just seems pretty obvious to think, before spending a significant amount of money, about what else I cou… (View Post)

Surely it simply depends on the relative quality of the two schooling options in your area? If there is a high quality state school and the private one isn't all that, clearly it's option 2… (View Post)

Yes, although I think it's that you get a redundancy payment if you're defeated but not if you retire (rather than an ongoing pension difference). In the past, I believe this has led to som… (View Post)

I doubt Javid is going due to fear of losing Bromsgrove. Not totally sure how boundary changes affect it, but I'm doubtful the seat will be anything but blue next time. I suspect it's more … (View Post)

Not really, no. Maybe at the nadir of Truss, but there are plenty enough diehard Conservatives in a place like Chester (which isn't that much less Tory than the country as a whole) not to come a… (View Post)