Brian Redhead used to commute from Macclesfield to Portland Place to present the Today programme. I therefore contend it's an outer London commuter town similar to, say, Godalming. (View Post)

I frequently see drivers hammering into a sharp bend in the confident expectation that the road must be clear on the other side. Most of the time they're right, and sometimes they're wrong.… (View Post)

Exactly. Why should the government object to money laundering as long as they get their cut? Why should local authorities object to interesting, innovative shop-fronts opening in their town centres? … (View Post)

It was amusing when McEwans eventually made the transition from 80/- a barrel to 80/- a pint. They should have stopped there. (View Post)

LOL. Declaring a bank holiday is a cheap way for a government to court popularity as the cost falls entirely on private sector employers. I had to shell out an extra day's pay for 20 workers whe… (View Post)