In hindsight, Thatcher selling off the silver has had effects that were not clear at the time. Selling off successful UK companies or key infrastructure companies to overseas interests is just politi… (View Post)

Dodgy financing at the core. Ties to Cameron? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjeev_Gupta (View Post)

Saint Pancras of Eurostar (View Post)

Some time ago, many African countries were expected to eventually invest in wired phone systems. Cable plants were expecting a boom. Some even built/planned more plants in expectation. And then Afric… (View Post)

This is a myth. In the same way people are luxuriating on benefits, a Council funded care home is no picnic. You wouldn't chose to be there and many of the staff wouldn't chose to be there either. It… (View Post)