It should be remembered that there was a big increase in NHS employment in recent years - much of that was inevitably through immigration. I also wonder if the London focus of Boris was a factor. As … (View Post)

Yet the UK Conservatives were well ahead in the polls as covid faded away in 2021. It was the only the revelations of the personal conduct of Conservative politicians (especially Boris) and then the … (View Post)

The shops in town and city centres are worse than earlier decades. And the pubs and restaurants are better. Though this only applies to towns which were big enough to have branches of M&S, HoF, D… (View Post)

Student fees being another thing that Starmer and Reeves have increased. (View Post)

And outside London that number will be over 90%. We're in a similar situation to previous discussions about construction and hospitality workers with business, political and government leaders based … (View Post)