100 years ago my grandfather raised 8 children in a 3-bedroom terrace house on a railwayman's wage. My other grandfather did likewise on a steelworker's wage. It would take a big book to ex… (View Post)

Why not dust down the Donate button while you're at it? Always happy to toss the bums a dime. (View Post)

There's a Graham Greene short story about a housemaster who had to tell a boy that his father was dead. "What happened?" asked the boy. "He was hit ... by a pig ... falling from a… (View Post)

Mancs has some great old pubs, preserved on little corners of land that would be worth a fortune if they could be built on. Peveril of the Peak is one of my favourites. https://themanc.com/eats/the-w… (View Post)

Anyone who might consider voting for Trump would find his criminal record attractive not repellant. Rape, fraud, tax evasion, theft of state secrets, electoral malfeasance, incitement, conspiracy, re… (View Post)