Not to mention that after having ben prime minster they can then 'earn' £20k per speech and £1m per directorship. Whether they know anything about what they're speaking or directing being irrelevant. (View Post)

There's been an interesting series in the Guardian on how migrant workers from Eastern Europe are exploited: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/18/europe-west-migrants-east-undercover… (View Post)

The UK is effectively borrowing money from foreign countries so that UK people can have holidays in foreign countries. The UK had a trade surplus when international travel was much reduced during cov… (View Post)

Many public sector workers have had their earning power degraded over a number of years, due to a government believing you can run a country without paying its employees a competitive wage. This is c… (View Post)

Malt vinegar = working class Balsamic vinegar = affluent working class Apple cider vinegar 'with the mother' = middle class (View Post)