I used to work in pensions admin circa 2000, and can confirm that money purchase schemes required a huge amount of investment for a very modest return even then. It's all to do with falling annu… (View Post)

Because they used to in ye olden times. Primitive central heating systems ran on steam. (View Post)

Anecdote: the dreaded masks appear to be in the process of being discarded, ever so gradually, by the customers of our local supermarket. Almost ubiquitous immediately post the 19th, now down to abou… (View Post)

Besides which, being an MP is a well-paid occupation, the next GE might not be until 2024, AFAIK there's nothing at all to compel an MP to do the job in exchange for their remuneration (hence th… (View Post)

A reminder that long lists of complicated rules (which, presumably, also change at unpredictable and often frequent intervals) are not an affliction solely of the UK. (View Post)