IANAE but it is, of course, possible to have both at the same time. Hence the portmanteau 'stagflation.' (View Post)

This subject came up when a relative of mine recently died. Certification in that case only took about three days, thank God, but what I suspect we have here is yet another instance of a health postc… (View Post)

After all the ructions we've been through in recent years I'm not going to say never, but the prospect of a Reform Government - even as a minority propped up by a rump Tory party - seems highly unlik… (View Post)

We shall have to politely disagree on this subject. The NHS is severely stretched, and social care is already understaffed. If you cut off the supply of those sorts of workers (and they are merely th… (View Post)

Visa systems are all well and good for seasonal agricultural workers and blokes labouring on big construction projects. For desperately needed permanent staff, in a variety of sectors such as housebu… (View Post)