Dining across the divide: ‘Three strikes and you’re locked up for ever – how would we pay for that?’

A logistics manager and a retired software engineer failed to reach a unanimous verdict over criminal justice, but would they find common ground on child benefit?

Occupation Retired software engineer

Voting record Labour, but Liberal Democrats when Jeremy Corbyn was Labour leader. Says he’s centre left. Voted remain in the EU referendum

Amuse bouche Last year, Tim went to Burning Man festival. He wore a boiler suit covered in LEDs, which “was way too bright, and annoyed everybody”

Occupation Logistics manager

Dining across the divide: ‘Three strikes and you’re locked up for ever – how would we pay for that?’

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