Public procurement is essentially set up to deliver the cheapest option, even if it doesn't work. These systems were set up because we didn't believe public sector procurement was either as… (View Post)

I have lost pieces of paper, to be fair. And no, I've never used Apple Wallet. I don't have an Apple. I don't use a smartphone enough to justify the cost of an Apple - I've got an… (View Post)

Roisin Murphy also appears to be doing very well with her new album despite the music industry's combined attemots to slience her (not that Roisin chose controversy - she made a private comment … (View Post)

Hello again, @RochdalePioneers : I like Leeds very much. Or I did - probably at least a decade since I was last there. IMO Briggate is the handsomest main shopping street of any city in England. And … (View Post)

I know too much about HS2 to guve a succinct view, but a few points: - the business cases are in the public domain (links below). - HS2 identified benefuts outweighed costs in the Jan22 business case… (View Post)