'...prompting fury from Israel’s defence ministry and visiting US Republicans'. Yes well, tiny violin called for.

They're not 'getting it wrong', it's intentional. Understandable from the likes of the Mail, Express, Telegraph etc, unforgivable from the Guardian.

Pity the BBC news and current affairs team didn't have some of Lineker's 'naivety'.

I know of state pensioners living outside the UK who totally rely on and struggle to survive on the relatively pathetic UK SP. Some countries (eg France & Spain) are already non-qualifiers for WFA.

True, but that's the problem with democracy, you can't legislate against fools.

We'll find out soon enough when the results are in! I hope you're right.

'You cannot win on anti-migrant hatred' - you can actually. Reform and an ultra RW chunk of the Tory party are relying on it.

AFAIK, most solar panels operate via the power grid system, and switch off during a power outage. That said, that may change now!

Madness. If it's true, I'm pretty certain that Reform will balls-up any local authority job. Probably won't even turn up for council meetings.

Low bar, frankly. I'd vote for my grandson's hamster before Trump.

Purging my playlists for anything remotely enervated.

Like politicians, all businesses ultimately fail. Bring it on!

The only party unnecessarily prolonging the war is the US, Putin's ally.