And yet the Lib Dems are famous for doing reasonably well electorally for getting local stuff done like filling potholes. Wouldn't they be doing even better if that premise is good? (View Post)

Good morning, everybody. @Cyclefree, thanks for another hard-hitting article. This was the stand-out sentence for me: ''For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public… (View Post)

And we're off on the punning. Another great PB tradition! Good morning and Happy Christmas everyone. Thank you to all whose effort has made this place of meeting possible. (View Post)

A friend told me his Christmas present list: he doesn't need anything and doesn't want just 'stuff', so he tells his (adult) children just to give him money for Christmas. Then, a… (View Post)

About 65 years ago, I experienced much the same thing in a particular Church of England church, but the lesson I drew was different. We were definitely living on the wrong side of the tracks, on a co… (View Post)