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Yeah, that policy is nuts. Stoking demand in a situation where supply is short.

I know nothing about Yemen so I won't comment on that. What I will say, is that a discussion about which party has made which mistake about which war seems pointless to me. All parties have been involved in wars, and often public opinion about whether they are just or not depends on the...

If you reduce supply beyond what the market will take then indeed it will cause inflation: wages go higher, cost of goods goes higher and demand for goods and services increases due to the extra money in pockets: further boosting inflation. However we have too much supply presently and hence...

We agree with the problem, just not the solution. I believe that a soaring minimum wage will just inflate the problem back. The Tories tried to solve the same problem by reducing in work credit. In my opinion, the problem will stay whilst we have no control of low-skilled immigration.

You have to assume that it they'd more serious intentions they would have had a weapon which would have been found. I like his comedy; saw him in Edinburgh two years ago - but I don't think this was very funny. Not because it was May; because it was a poor joke.

We've done this to death in other threads. There was a world wide recession caused by banks. There are two main banking hubs in the world: New York and London. And at the time London was becoming bigger than New York. The banking crisis was caused by their own stupidity but also by...

My take on Corbyn and the IRA. He's deliberately avoided saying that he condemns them in interviews, even when pressed he says "I condemn all violence". Why? I think it is because he still has some political pressures not to condemn them - either by his own Left wing support base or because...

The big advantage I see is reducing in work benefits, which are effectively a subsidy for some companies. However when government implements any mandate that isn't aligned with market, market readjusts. So I think that the country will just inflate its way back to what market will support.

Yes, but imagine what the company Tony works for would do. They export I believe? What impact would it have on their competitiveness abroad? Would they invest in more automation and release people? When they hired people, would they take a risk on a school leaver, or would they rather bring in...

This question has a point: What do you think would happen if the minimum wage were £50 per hour?

Much weaker penalty too, less pace and closer to the keeper.

Two very weak/stupid penalties to concede, neither looks like a golden opportunity to score.

999 - very underrated. Still remember my excitement when Separates came out. Big overlap there with my collection.

Yes I agree with that. The devil is in the detail. When looking for information I trust hmrc and gov over other sites, where one has no idea of agenda or even if the truth is even intended.

Yes I do. Government stats are independent. Did you know that people in temporary accommodation are counted in homelessness stats?

Abuse of benefits has reduced. They used to be so high that some people chose it as a lifestyle. It's no longer a comfortable existence and so cases like this are less common. Having said that, I know a 16 year old girl who wants to get pregnant so she doesn't have to go to college and can...

And sometimes, anecdotal evidence is not accurate as it is being used to political ends.

Also found that the starting salary for a qualified nurse is £22,128 - close to the median.

Anecdotal evidence over facts and figures?

OK, so this is what I found. The median wage is £23,556, so any family bringing in less than £14,133.60 per year is counted in the poverty stats. A person working full time on the minimum wage earns £12,194. They need a 16% increase in salary to get out of poverty. The number of teenage...