It is a bit of a cultural shock coming from Scotland. But I'm reminded of a Gaelic-speaking friend who had to stand up and tell a young couple from Uist she could understand every word of filth they … (View Post)

It was a weird image thing for me. They just aren't cool. But once you embrace the open-to-navel shirt, panniers, and bottles of wine in your bottle cages look, you can't go back. That's how I'll arr… (View Post)

The Telegraph has a special ability to find the whiniest people, from WFP to VAT on private schools to this. 45 minute walk is roughly a 10-15 minute cycle. It's a university, so the cycling infrastr… (View Post)

This is a good articulation of my position too. I don't have a solution. The trouble is without intervention this situation will get worse and worse. Only the top 3 deciles are net fiscal contributor… (View Post)

For the public finances I think it all went wrong with the EBSS: * most people can afford a huge spike in energy bills, including me. * there is a huge European war on between one country that grows … (View Post)