And, beyond a certain point, processing cash will become more hassle than it's worth. Fewer and fewer transactions to sustain the cost of all the background infrastructure needed to make it work. (View Post)
There's an implicit assumption there that a new Conservative leader will be an improvement on the old one, popularity-wise. That's, at best, unproven. (View Post)
One way of looking at what's happened is that a lot of voters have opted out of the "Sunak or Starmer for PM, choose one" aspect of elections. Northern Ireland has never really taken part i… (View Post)
Another data point from that Ipsos poll, 39% support the means testing of the winter fuel allowance and 42% oppose. Those under the age of 55 support the measure, rather than oppose, by 46% to 32% bu… (View Post)
Though for completeness and balance, and because it's bad to selectively quote, Labour scores worsen too – but Labour still viewed more positively (36%) than Conservatives (24%). Public less negative… (View Post)