I give much more attention to the balance of payments than most, certainly more than is rational. So I am generally in favour of home grown energy sources like wind, solar and the North Sea. To me it… (View Post)

I've noticed a lot of the leaves on the trees in the woods near our house are turning brown in the last week. It seems very early. I suspect the drought has quite a lot to do with it. Our groundwater… (View Post)

I cannot regard Howe as a villain. It is not his fault that the Tories obsessed about Europe for the subsequent 30 years to the detriment of themselves and the country. It is not is fault that Thatch… (View Post)

I am going to the funeral of a good friend who died of cancer at 63 tomorrow. Amongst the many twists and turns of a fascinating career he was in charge of the Student Union in Edinburgh for a couple… (View Post)

So it is. Well, well. (View Post)