There can be health benefits from retiring. I definitely became fitter as I was able to walk 7-days-a-week instead of just 2, with the other 5 sat at a desk. Main thing is not to retire into carpet s… (View Post)

You really need tough people with a clear ideology or mission, and the zeitgeist with you. Thatcher/Blair. Otherwise nothing much changes. (View Post)

Leading story in The Grauniad. York Minster in trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/31/york-minster-protest-plague-of-angels-concert The 800-year-old cathedral is facing an uprising … (View Post)

Well, his retention of his seat in Surrey was pretty impressive. Looked a definite goner but he put money and effort into the contest. He's obviously a decent bloke - not a grifter or chancer - … (View Post)

Just watched, consecutively, snips of Trump, Patel and Gabbard. Felt almost physically sick. It really is a real-time rolling tragedy. (View Post)