FPT: Scepticism about free trade?! The closest Labour have ever come to that was with the Mosely Memorandum in 1930-31 and, 45 years later, the Alternative Economic Strategy. Both were rightly given … (View Post)

Bear in mind that many of the houses affected will have been constructed with lightweight timber framing and have simple shingle roofs that will need to be replaced every 15-20 years anyway. They're … (View Post)

The Macmillan govt's 'Audit of Empire' reports in the late 1950s reckoned that the 'home' (ie. UK-based) economy was smaller by a sixth than it would have been without the empire - similar to the eff… (View Post)

I think you're probably referring to the stuff in the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which is currently going through the Lords. Essentially, it's just providing a basis for consumer use of digital veri… (View Post)

The event was for heads of state, wasn't it? I think Prince Billy went... (View Post)