Part of the moral here is that Metro Mayor is a significantly easier job than anything at Westminster. I would like to see them having more control of both the tax side of the budget, rather then jus… (View Post)

Ooh, is it a game of Spot The Fact? I reckon there are at leave five verifiable bits of information in there. Which is five more than a typical Boris Johnson column over the years. How many can you f… (View Post)

A prospective candidate went in Havering a few weeks back. Perhaps being a magnet for all the Corbynites disgusted by Horrible Old Starmer wasn't such a bright idea after all. (View Post)

That "older = more expensive" is probably part of the problem. The only way it can be justified is if your value to your employer continues to increase with age, and that's probably no… (View Post)

Overall, the benefits bill has wobbled around an average for decades. A chart from The Economist; https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/10/23/britains-welfare-system-has-grown-sicker A fair bit of w… (View Post)