That's my view. We have been buffeted by a barrage of events for the last 6 years, principally COVID, to which our response took little account of the economic impact of our actions. It was a ba… (View Post)

Just to relate all this to the real world - I've just overheard a conversation between two youngsters in the lift at work (remember, public sector job, Greater Manchester): Youth A: You know And… (View Post)

I'd say Isam's comment fell into 'peevish' rather than an outright insult. Grey area. Moonshine was basically reporting what Jess Philips had said about an incident which happened… (View Post)

Today's oddest sentence. (View Post)

I instinctively disagreed with HYUFD here - its almost impossible for anyone on an average salary to afford a house on one income - but he perhaps has a point that the cause and effect between '… (View Post)