To play a theme I have played before, the big problem with the Triple Lock was that its algorithm wasn't designed to manage a short-lived inflationary spike. The trouble is that pensions go up b… (View Post)

It's a tricky one. One one hand, Greg Wallace is a goose who lays golden eggs. On the other, he is a goose who... gooses. Or something similarly dubious. And at some point, you can't keep p… (View Post)

From an anonymous service report on an officer: He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of extreme old age. But as to the substantive point- we live in a world where it's easier to game the p… (View Post)

In a way, it's what we saw with Boris. Nigel's superficial appeal is understandable (bows down to nobody, says what he thinks). You have to get pretty close up to be let down by him. But, a… (View Post)

Given Nigel's track record with UKIP, and current performance with RefUK, the idea that he can gather together 326+ MPs to run a government is for the birds, isn't it? And being PM at the h… (View Post)