Wasn't it Rose who said we we should Remain because Leave risked allowing people's wages to rise? He's not a daft man but he, er, lacks the common touch. (Apologies if it was someone e… (View Post)

Lots of people appear to. They are very much in demand. This is not accommodation for people who can't afford to live anywhere else. (View Post)

Ha! You have a point. And while I bow to few in my exasperation with the BBC, it sticks in the craw even more to have all the machinery of the establishment stuck down in London. I do quite like havi… (View Post)

Look at the colour of that sky! Everything looks good against a blue sky. Even skyscraper cores. The pace of development in Manchester is absolutely astonishing. Thatcher years: no skyscrapers Major … (View Post)

The ability to turn out a good sentence is overrated; and the ability to craft a good plot underrated. The latter is far harder and far more important to the enjoyment of a book. This is one of the r… (View Post)