Utterly off thread, but I've been to Jodrell Bank today. Truly one of the seven wonders of the North. They've considerably and interestingly expanded the 'museum' aspect of it. Bu… (View Post)

Entirely agree. I confess to enjoying a moment of prurient enjoyment at the revelation - but still from what I know about him, Gates remains one of the world's heroes. (View Post)

The Green Book also sets out that jobs can't be created, only moved around - so if you inveat transport in area x - let's say, Goole - that results in jobs moving from highly connected, hif… (View Post)

It's a cliche, but civil servants in the treasury are absolute fuckers for knowing the cost of everything and understanding the value of nothing. Certainly understanding the value of nothing out… (View Post)

I had occasion to go into a branch of Nationwide last week. It was absolutely brilliant. A much more stress free way to bank. And then into Barclays. Far more inconvenient because they've close … (View Post)