I worked with someone from Hartlepool, he was a fan of Hartlepool United. One Monday we tried to cheer him up with the hope that the FA would make them play behind closed doors after their fans had r… (View Post)

An interesting piece Robert. I'd just note you've ignored the other elephant in the room, waste and decommissioning costs. As govts normally completely underwrite that liability that's understandable… (View Post)

Unfortunately Donald Trump, and his destruction of the world economy, has far greater consequences for most UK citizens who/whose neighbours haven't just elected a Reform council to mismanage their l… (View Post)

Farage is a successful campaigner but UKIP / Reform have not been in govt, UKIP did win control of Thanet council in 2015, splintered over Manston in 2018 and get wiped out in 2019. Successful politi… (View Post)

R4 Reunion covering Jean Charles De Menezes, 20 years this July. A careers lesson in how demonstrating utter incompetence, and being totally compromised, can lead to rapid promotion in the Met. (View Post)