That's true - but across a city the size of London there are still, what, tens of thousands of cars that date back to before 2006. That's a lot of people to sting for £12.50 a day or the pr… (View Post)

In defence of diesel drivers, 15 years ago we were beung encouraged to drive diesels for environmental reasons (lower carbon than petrol). We can't be changing our cars every time there's a… (View Post)

Greater London is a city of villages. You might be part of a big city, but your quality of life stems from the good stuff which is on your doorstep. There are any number of nice hubs around which to … (View Post)

Last April, a lefty friend of mine expressed some outrage that Ukraine had been preventing men leaving in order to run an army, but allowing women to do so. 'Not very 2020s', she said, rath… (View Post)

Not just on the extreme right. I rather thought that a military whose main aim was to win wars, from a culture who weren't really that bothered about how it did so, would have an edge over a mil… (View Post)