Reading the papers in the last few days, you would think it’s doomsday for older people – hit by a savage, cynical Granny Tax. I’m not sure. I think we’re losing perspective on phasing out the Age-Related Allowances (ARAs). Here’s…

  Paul Goodman’s tongue-in-cheek piece aiming to show how Labour could win every UK election from now until 2024 made me think. One of its arguments was that big demographic changes – immigration, votes in Scotland and voter distribution – would count…