Not as wimpy as the oldies here getting horrified that there's a new slang term for gossip! 😁 (View Post)

We do not give the state pension to anyone who shows up who is of pensionable age, no. EDIT: This link has some details, https://fullfact.org/immigration/immigrants-pensioners-money-to-live-on/ It�… (View Post)

Catholics were only allowed to become MPs in this country in 1829, long after Catholicism was interested in replacing the monarch. Anti-Catholic propaganda was an issue in JFK’s election, within the … (View Post)

People care about different things: I know a bunch of people who are very aggravated about Gaza, and they’re all white, middle class atheists. Look at much of the leadership of the Palestine Solidari… (View Post)

That’s not true, though, is it, Rishi? The Conservatives deliberately gummed up the process: the time for cases to be processed shot up, deportations fell, numbers needing to be housed increased. It’… (View Post)