I've been to Europe four times since 2019, and the missus two more. On no occasion has it taken any longer than it did pre-Brexit - never longer than an hour. (View Post)

I'm a part timer. I went part time when my wife went back to work after her second maternity leave, because I was no better off working and paying for two nursery places than I was spending the day l… (View Post)

The two most misspelled placenames in the country are Teesside and Middlesbrough. (View Post)

This doesn't really feel right. It was a very dry six months late Feb-late Aug, followed by a wetter Sep/Oct than normal. And so tge reservoirs are slightly lower than normal but recovering rapidly. … (View Post)

There is a coherent argument for tax rises for growth. But it depends on spending the money so raised on things which will generate more wealth - what used to be called 'investment' before Gordon Bro… (View Post)