It is the 21st Century obsession with arcs. It ruined Dr Who; it ruined Star Whatever; it ruined James Bond. Out went the inter-film reset button, to be replaced by the accumulation of in-universe lo… (View Post)

2014 Redbridge was run by the Conservatives; now the Tories have five councillors against 54 Labour. (View Post)

Where has it got us? In 1870, Britain was the richest and most powerful nation on Earth, but after 150 years of compulsory, free education for 5 to 12 year-olds, we can barely afford to park planes o… (View Post)

pb trivia fans will already know that Rachman was landlord and lover of Mandy Rice-Davies of Profumo Affair fame, who gave pb MRDA (Mandy Rice-Davies applies) – well, he would [say that], wouldn't he? (View Post)

Why should public resources be used to subsidise childcare for the highly-paid, where the cut-off is at £100,000 a year? That is for either parent, so provided mum is on £99,000 a year and dad gets £… (View Post)