On the other hand, it will give them a very good excuse to close loads of stations outside the large cities........ (View Post)

Yes - maybe that's why I agreed to help. Whereas the Chugger in the High Street who recently accosted me as "Bruv" and couldn't string a coherent sentence together, even in his Th… (View Post)

Sorry if this is not specifically answering your questions, but in case it's of interest here is my latest published note on councillor defections .... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/0… (View Post)

I think we still go through the elegant farce of renewing the Army Act every year. Because of the historic hostility to England having a standing army following King Charles I and the Civil Wars, Par… (View Post)

Perhaps this has already been noticed, so forgive the repetition if it is, but yesterday in Surrey there were six by-elections. The Lib Dems won all six (which is perhaps to be expected) but the surp… (View Post)