The most obvious tip is "don't do it". Are there any others? (View Post)

That's the stark difference between North and South. Up there everyone wants it, down here no-one wants it. (View Post)

The only way to recoup the loss on HS2 is to redesignate it as a standard line, build parkway stations every 20 miles and seize 100 square miles of land for development around each station. The net r… (View Post)

In my dark days as an aspiring hack I penned a word or three for Haymarket and they always paid generously and on time. I can't be the only one. This may explain why Lord Heseltine has always enjoyed… (View Post)

Lunch today in Arden (borders): fresh-baked focaccia (£1), brie (20p), gruyère (30p) and tomatoes (£0, yanked ruthlessly from the greenhouse before their feet hit the ground). It's hard to recall tho… (View Post)