If IKB had been in charge of HS2 it would be finished by now for half the projected cost. One or two potential snags lurking in the undergrowth, though. (View Post)

I expect many of us can trace our roots back to the railways - they were, after all, a major source of employment for a hundred years. My grandfather was a GWR trainee driver based in Shrewsbury in 1… (View Post)

Charles' departure was a loss to the site. There aren't many old-school Tories left. Just the aspirational sort with over-wide lapels. (View Post)

I sympathise. When I tell people most of my income comes from gambling they start getting interested, but then I explain it's a Royal London pension fund and their fascination turns to pity. (View Post)

Having just consumed a bottle of wine (ok, I added a dab to the pasta sauce and Mrs S. sniffed half a glass) I'm bound to ask 'why do people take drugs?' There are, of course, many answers, just as t… (View Post)