Indeed, and it's been an increasing problem for Primary School teachers for a while now. Because so few children handle coins these days (for a variety of reasons) the standard methods for incul… (View Post)

With regard to the cash/cashless economy, perhaps it might be interesting to do a quick thought experiment..... Suppose that at some time in the future, in the UK, you need to carry out a cash transa… (View Post)

Maybe, just maybe, print journalism just isn't as much of an opinion former as it once was. Which, if true, should knock a few millions off the sale price for the Telegraph Group.... (View Post)

I still remember the Beaconsfield by election of 1982. The Liberals were cruising to an easy victory, at the height of Thatcher's unpopularity. Then Galtieri invaded the Falklands. Within a few … (View Post)

Did you watch the Irish results on RTE over the weekend after polling day? Really impressive analysis of *why* X's votes were likely to transfer to Y, and what that would mean for Z whose powerb… (View Post)