You did, however, get there, what, 40 years ago, when it was possible to buy a house. My objection to London is not that it is crime ridden or full of foreigners, but that, even with my middle class … (View Post)

My wife and I both did four days a week. This absolutely was not due to any feminism on my part, or any commitment to equality, but rather that I didn't want to miss out on bringing the kids up.… (View Post)

Not the children of the top 5% - just the top 5% academically. Doing academia for academia's sake, for free. If anyone else wants to join them and pay for it, fine. But also, for the rest, there… (View Post)

Of course there are nice areas left for Londoners to live in. Altrincham, Didsbury, Bramhall; Gosforth, Jesmond; Whirlow, Ecclesall; Edgbaston, Bournville... Oh, you mean 'in London'... (View Post)

He didn't hand over Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands, so I suppose we can celebrate that. (View Post)