"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury" (View Post)

Even if we didn't have an ever greater proportion of the population of pensionable age, then the triple lock would ensure pension spending grows faster than the economy. But when combined with an age… (View Post)

I'm sure it is. And I've asked ChatGPT. Whether the answer will be accurate or not, I do not know. (View Post)

He's rather lucked out. (View Post)

Happy to use whatever year you like as a baseline, but the % on healthcare and on pensions is rising with an ageing population and the triple lock irrespective of which years you use. (View Post)