I'm feeling quite chipper today tbh. Listing the crap that was going on in the early 70s made me realise we're a helluva lot better off now than then. (View Post)

Happy birthday to Mrs Big_G! We had a bit of a conversation earlier on how bleak or otherwise this all is in historic terms. My view is that compared to 1914, 1929, 1934, 1939, 1962, 1973, 1982, 2008… (View Post)

There are already people for whom State Pension is their only income who are receiving HMRC tax demands. I know because I have had to explain why to two CAB clients (and help them make the payments).… (View Post)

Central London always feels a lot safer than Central_Any_Regional_UK_Town to me. (View Post)

That's the monkeys at Longleat, shirley? (View Post)