If anybody's wondering why it's been such a wet and miserable day today after the long dry spring, I have the answer for you: We broke ground this morning on our self-build project after months of de… (View Post)

A lot less than that of Japan, Italy, the US, or Singapore for that matter; just a shade over France's. https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/CG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/SGP/ESP (View Post)

Of course there are people who try to game the system (any process to catch them) but the vast majority of people on benefits are not 'churning out kids to claim more benefits'. It would certainly no… (View Post)

When we sold our house last year the agents insisted in calling our walk-in larder a pantry. Sells better apparently. Mind you, the corridor between the kitchen and the lounge was a 'walk-through lib… (View Post)

Just the normal PB cut and thrust, shirley? (View Post)