On the Triple lock - this points out the problem. We need the OBR to put an appropriate delay between retail and wage inflation so that there is a suitable gain in the OBR’s budget model if you destr… (View Post)

In the playground you call someone a coward in the hope that it will change their mind and they join in. Outside of the playground it simply doesn't work - Iran is not our war and we should be e… (View Post)

Interesting telegraph article here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/20/trump-promised-peace-then-he-started-war/ In the past 13 months Trump has launched attacks on 13 different countri… (View Post)

How did Afghanistan play out between 1979 when the USSR first invaded and 2020 when the US left? (View Post)

When it comes to energy high prices don’t solve high prices, for a lot of things the price would just have to be paid and other things cut to cover the additional expenditure. Energy is remarkably pr… (View Post)