Yes, Wetherspoons do the thing they di extremely well. If you go back to Terry Pratchett's first Discworld book, he mocks the sort of pub which tries to attract custom by pretending to be, well,… (View Post)

In all fairness, we all have our hobbyhorses and stylistic quirks. I reckon you can tell most posters by their 'voice'. Anyway, his point wasn't wrong. For families - certainly familie… (View Post)

From the Telegraph: "Prince William given surprise kiss from 'Gazza' The Prince of Wales was visiting Pret A Manger in Bournemouth to highlight his new homelessness scheme when Paul Ga… (View Post)

Similarly, look at Altrincham: That said, pedestrianisation is not always successful. Sometimes you lose 'busyness'. A good example of a hybrid solution is Fishergate in Preston. (View Post)

Yes, it's just the EU stepping back from playing silly buggers on the issue. (Not least because British science is disproportionately strong). This is where we should have been - no need to be i… (View Post)