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Agreed. Trigonometry isn't much use in life, but money / life skills are essential.

I'm not sure about that. Invest well, and they'll be ok. The issue is doing that as property will take priority and getting started there isn't easy.

I'm very much on the camp of supporting all those in society who need it, pensioner's included. Getting it right won't be easy, but it's doable.

Two kid cap I'm somewhat torn on, but on balance I would have kept it on affordability rather than moral grounds. The whole welfare system needs overhaul - state pension included. What grates with me is people shouting to slash welfare, but never the part of the welfare system they hope to benefit from.

Where did I say that? Triple lock for ALL pensioners is not the same as a means tested supplement for those who need additional income.

You can blame Snicko, but bad form not walking when you know you've hit the ball.

Yep, should have binned the triple lock - an unaffordable welfare spend. Should also have kept the 2 kid cap. Otherwise, they didn't have much to work with.

Seemingly Mauritius had a claim to the islands, hence the deal and lease. Re spy shit, I think it's widely acknowledged that Chagos is vitally important to the US for all sorts military and similar purposes. Some conspiracy theories will tell you that's where that missing plane from a few years back ended up. The whole carry on is odd.

Very literal! The masses are skint.

I'd hazard a guess by next summer. It's a political hot spud, so just get on with it.

On the face of it, giving land to people who never owned the land makes so sense, but equally it doesn't feel right that we retain land that we've stolen.

I'm not sure they'll be that brave, but it's necessary. I spoke with a Showman friend yesterday - business has never been so bad, everyone is skint. 0.5% is a needed boost.

You've yet to come up with a solution. Problem - easy to identify. Solution - easy to demand but not easy in reality.

Too lenient. I'd brand them.

Blimey, that poor girl. The sentences are ridiculously light.

I vaguely recall the discussion. I think there were reasonable assumptions that a big deal wouldn't have been left as the kind of interim deal that the union seems to view it as. Staggering that the door has been left open.

Domestically yes, but internationally the extreme interpretation of Islam is something that's out of our hands.

The truth is we can't. Internationally religion will be taught and practiced in a way that we can't control. We've tried regime change time and time again and it never goes well. Domestically we could perhaps legislate but I'm not sure any government, even Reform, would have an appetite to do that.

I'm not sure what part of I'm not engaging with you is difficult to understand.

It's not "interesting". It's a response that says I don't want a wider debate - I'm focusing on the narrow issue of what happened yesterday and the issues around that. On that, could you please answer Farmers point "I'm assuming you don't think that persecution of people's can lead to extremism then?"

I'm not sure what part of I'm not engaging with you is difficult to understand.

I can only conclude that the last deal left the door open for another discussion about a reset. Shocking business if that's the case. Big raise = slate wiped clean, then cost of living raises.

No idea. Not something I've thought about. You may want a wider debate, but I don't.

That's the abbreviated version.

I won't bite on the spouty noise, save that suggesting that anyone is trying to justify the Bondi attack is well out of order. The sad reality is that you haven't uttered one word against the behaviour of the Israeli regime, or one word of support for the Palestinians. Those that do have sympathy for the Palestinians have all expressed condemnation the Bondi attack as appalling. I don't think your moral compass is as well aligned as you believe it to be. Simple question. Do you really think what happened in Bondi has nothing to do with the treatment of Muslims by the Israeli state?