Also, the basic state pension for 2024/5 (so this year) is £900 higher than the one for 2023/4. That increase was well above inflation. (View Post)

Look at it the other way, though. Who is missing from the shadow cabinet who is a) a current MP, b) willing to serve and c) notably better? (View Post)

The big advantage this shadow cabinet has is that it mostly passes the "we told you to sling your hooks" test. Even someone like Mel Stride is a relatively fresh face to the electorate. The… (View Post)

That Shadow Cabinet in full: Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Mel Stride MP Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Dame Priti Patel MP Shadow Home Secretary: … (View Post)

From the report; He said the situation at the company was “made worse by a failure to enforce standards generally, thereby leading to a culture of banter”. Ogden “had not been pulled up before over c… (View Post)