Hard to reply to someone shit-posting by serious-posting but unsportsman-like not to have a go! From the tangled carcass of the American intelligentsia, it might look like the way the UK is trying to stay out the Trump’s misadventure in Iran whilst quietly building alternative coalitions to reduce its dependencies from on American power and support Ukraine in its struggle from the GPAC fight jet to the Coalition of the Willing are “studying French literature on your deathbed” but in reality it’s finding new ways to cooperate with your neighbours after your old friend becomes increasingly erratic, emotional and odd.
@Paul78797621291 @alexmassie What is a “full pension” going to be in, say, 2050? Whatever the govt of the day can afford from revenue in 2050, not what the tax take was in 2026, and spent in 2026.
@FutureDad2024@alexmassie@kittywoodoshea@Morphington@mark0donnell It is mandatory to pay tax, which is what NI is. That tax is spent today on public services, not ringfenced for you or anyone. Paying tax does not legally entitle you to benefits in the future, which can be increased, reduced or even removed by governments as they see fit.