In the absence of any other live entertainment your daily dash to the Dashboard was a godsend. It is much missed. Perhaps there's some other vital national statistic that could be mined in a sim… (View Post)

Her bubble is quite a large one, filled by people who believe the UK, freed from EU interference, would become another off-shore growth spot like Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan. Unfortunately this … (View Post)

Two essential questions for the election are 'What is to be done?' and 'Who is going to do it?'. The electorate seemed to have answered the second while ignoring the first. (View Post)

The principal beneficiaries of the pension triple lock are not current pensioners but future pensioners because (a) it guarantees the state pension will be worth more in real terms than it is now and… (View Post)

My parents were so skint their idea of a summer holiday was to spend a few days with in-laws in Rochdale. Same dead-end poverty, but a different view across the street to almost identical council hou… (View Post)