The refugee Ukrainians are mostly women and children. Because they are being looked after abroad and Ukraine itself therefore doesn't have to do so, their emigration is probably helpful. I'd imagine … (View Post)

In response to your question, yes, that rate of attrition may be sustainable, so long as it doesn't get significantly worse. Our own experience bears this out. 384,000 British soldiers died in combat… (View Post)

A quick search unearths the following from last month: The following advice should be considered as interim and for the purposes of operational planning for autumn 2022. The JCVI’s current view is th… (View Post)

FPT: Taking the pensions issue first, I've actually quite a lot of sympathy with the argument that the triple lock was introduced to help boost incomes, especially for poorer pensioners, that had com… (View Post)

We have had on here, once again, this morning the stock Tory objection to paying people enough to live on. If inflation is low, pay settlements should be low - because workers do not need the extra m… (View Post)