Oh but they are. All that money is going to an aging population. Witness the closed libraries, youth clubs, mental health support, park upkeep, public toilets, potholes, SureStarts, etc., etc. ad nau… (View Post)

But he can't. He's 61. (View Post)

Come work in them. Then we'll talk. State of you. How else would you describe a zero increase in SEN per pupil funding since 2010? That's actual. Not real terms. (View Post)

Super post. I would add. If you despise, defund and denigrate public services, as lazy, unproductive and overpaid, then the millions who work for them won't even consider voting for you. Let alone vo… (View Post)

Course. It is this very lack of any enthusiasm, which Casino rightly identifies, which makes surprising on the upside much more likely. Success = performance - expectations. (View Post)