Next year will be fine for Labour, since the baseline is 2021, Hartlepool by-election, Boris blimp, Young Conservatives in the park, isn't it? Even if the Conservatives recover well, they will probab… (View Post)
I, however, am. It's about a quarter. But here's the thing. If we expect fortyish years of work to fund twenty years of retirement, that number smells about right. The scandalous thing is when other … (View Post)
Though in the context of the 1%/7% stat, a lot of them will be employed by private sector contractors. They probably get the worst of both worlds. (View Post)
Fewer than I thought- about 1% of the public sector and 7% of the private sector. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7735/CBP-7735.pdf (View Post)
There are at least three ways the government can afford those pay rises. One is to raise taxes and charges. Another is to arrange things so that they need fewer train drivers, doctors etc. A third is… (View Post)