The "triple lock" is a con. You realise that the basic state pension would be higher now if the Conservatives had persisted with the system of pension uprating it inherited from the previou… (View Post)

You need to remember that the likes of Burgon, Shah and Sultana are part of what is still only a very small faction of the Parliamentary Labour Party, and that Pidcock didn't get that far even. Four … (View Post)

Why should that be a surprise? What is going on is that they acted early, so contained the disease and could come out early, with the measures taken being effective. eg. In Denmark, the first confirm… (View Post)

Without reading the article (paywall) the conclusion is obvious although the detail would be interesting. I hope they are challenging the fact that the claims of the long term value added by degrees … (View Post)

The two most recent polls have the two narrowest Con leads since the GE. In the thread, the words "Sir Keir will not be the next PM" seem a tad overly confident. (View Post)