Gained in part from shooting at strikers, albeit that was bog standard for rich capitalists in the US at the time. Perhaps more telling is his [edit] *self-built* birthplace museum, in Dunfermline. I… (View Post)

Sure, and thanks for the point. But the annuity issue is relevant to care, surely? One way of dealing with the cost of care (on top of any pre-existing pension etc.) is to buy an annuity at the time … (View Post)

And Friday's trains stuff-put-up-on-walls news, following that clock yesterday: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/oct/17/blue-plaque-thomas-the-tank-engine-creator-rev-w-awdry-home "The u… (View Post)

Except that a lot of us are - I don't doubt - saving for care in our old age. Which is a Good Thing according to PBwisdom. And when you get older, it's bad to have too much of one's savings in equiti… (View Post)

O/T but in latest news, something else for the PB grumps to get aerated about: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/16/great-british-railways-clock-launches-london-bridge Keeping an open mind… (View Post)