Can a party have a culture - toxic or otherwise - before it has even formed? Asking for a literalist tendency…

And having no truck with Hegseth’s ‘Department of War’ naming, apparently

Shades of: “You have no rights here Jackie Weaver… “

The anti-Corbyn sentiments from the audience questions ran strong. Today's conference could be 'interesting'.

Whether they make it to the next election as one party is dubious, to say the least.

Tricky for Unai... Ollie will be desperate to be first on the team sheet to maximise World Cup squad inclusion; but league position would suggest Malen becomes first choice

‘Tens of thousands of children lifted out of poverty’

Most of the media: “….. Yeah, whatever…. “

Isn’t there a third option: equity release? Probably a less disruptive avenue - and ‘a lot’ could be released from a £5m+ property.

Ah - but reduced inheritance for descendants, of course….

Oh for heaven’s sake!!! ‘Some’. You can find voters after every election who are dismayed that whoever is in power didn’t fulfill every one of their hopes and expectations after voting for them. This is such lazy journalism to the point of Onion parody.

Its such a cynical line; it reinforces the common perception that 'MPs are only in it for themselves'. The BBC and Sky news websites both lead with 'raising taxes on ordinary people' ..... because thresholds aren't being changed - as they haven't for many previous years - so it's hardly 'news'.

You pointed out nothing that the data doesn’t already show. The proportion of the UK population over 65 was significantly less in 1960 (left hand population pyramid) than it is today (right) - with all the associated welfare/health implications - and a smaller ratio of those working

It pays to be born as part of a baby boom, in a cohort with a lot of working people, generating enough tax to pay for decent services, & political clout when votes matter. It sucks to be young when demographics have you paying for a retired boomer generation & you have little political leverage. 🤷‍♂️

So much this! 🎯 (And speaking as a late boomer who is angry that younger generations today have more restricted choices than we did)

And unlike Covid, Ukraine, - even Brexit - an ageing society has been perfectly predictable from the population pyramids of the last 30 yrs. … with all the cultural impacts (as well as the worker/pensioner ratio implications) of policy short-termism, nostalgia-pull and non-progressive tendencies.

'For all mankind'. Excellent season 1, pretty good 2.... could barely finish 3

That would’ve been a better sound-off coming from P.M Cameron as he hummed is way back into No.10…

“There we are… sorry about that…”

Persistent questioning, not accepting diversionary or qualified responses, repeating the question in exactly the same form, pushing back that an answer is deliberately unclear... just so refreshing to hear an interviewer push for a response that is honest from the man

HOPE .... it's always been a butt-kicker. But looks like you're beyond that now. (Still over 2/3 of the season to go... but I don't want to rekindle an exhausted fire... )

What a classy guy