Unfortunately the fact that the NHS has become a kind of national religion makes it almost impossible to reform it, as that would involve confronting entrenched institutional interests who have huge … (View Post)

OT. Burnham's big problem is his maleness. Could Labour really elect yet another pale stale male when there are plausible female alternatives available? (View Post)

Apparently in days of yore the Scottish Labour MPs were a sight and sound to behold as they returned north on the chuff-chuff with John Smith holding court. (View Post)

I've used it several times in the past and thought it rather rudimentary, particularly the lack on on-train showering facilities. Also it was touch and go whether you got in the buffet car or no… (View Post)

I've always thought that bottled water was absurd, and importing it from overseas even more absurd. If you have to ban anything, perhaps to prove a point to the EU in negotiations, then it'… (View Post)