Hmm. My recollection, as a very regular user of the A9 and A96, is repeated promises to dual both roads. Happens before every election. They don't say "because the trams cost so much, we won't b… (View Post)

The Greens apparently killed off progress in dualling the A96 (Inverness to Aberdeen). Which is not so great if you are being ambulanced from Elgin to Aberdeen (65 miles) along a swooping trunk road,… (View Post)

Whoa! A sofa thread. Nice one. My tip, is buy one with washable covers. Ours is 20+ yrs old, and still going strong, but the covers have been thro the washing machine several times. Essential with ca… (View Post)

A lot of this, obviously, is to do with our malignant media, amplified by technology. My nominee for who has done most, singlehandedly, to accelerate the decline of the West: Rupert Murdoch. A truly … (View Post)

I hadn't realised that stamp duty was devolved, and how much higher it is for more valuable properties in Scotland. Just check out the difference for, say, a £700K property. £25k in England. £42k in … (View Post)