What these maps show is that there are far greater differences in affluence/deprivation within towns and districts than there are between different areas of the country. (View Post)

Another legacy of Merkel. I'm old enough to remember when every 'centrist dad' idolised her as the personification of 'good government'. (View Post)

The IMF forecasts aren't good for the UK. They're just less bad than they are for France, Germany and Italy. (View Post)

Deprived and cheap can be liveable. Deprived and expensive is worse, much worse. (View Post)

Couple of people at my work today saying their pension pots have fallen and blaming Reeves. A decade ago we would not have had people checking their wealth on a daily basis. Given the public sector b… (View Post)