For anyone who might be interested in such things, a nice 30 min video on the regeneration of Manchester. I don't think even I'd appreciated the scale of growth since the pandemic - more growth in th… (View Post)

This is the main subject on my Whatsapp right now. Big news for any 50-something Mancunians. Turns out some friends of mine vaguely knew him. He has kids 12-14 ish. Apparently their mum died a few ye… (View Post)

This is excellent as always. I'd never heard of that ferry disaster in 1953. And Cheshire East politics are fascinating. (View Post)

The more I think about this, the more clearer it becomes that this is the best idea anyone has had in over 20 years of pb.com. It is the most British thing imaginable. (View Post)

Well that would obviously be an excellent idea. Or you could have different ones for different kings and queens - ooh, look, here comes Henry V! - or different members of the royal family ('here come… (View Post)