Could it be that managers in business are shown to be more competent that managers in the Civil Service? My father was a senior civil servant. His view is that the current lot are very poor by histor… (View Post)

Appointing people you like rarely ends well. The fact that in neither appointment was there an open process is rank stupidity in my view. It doesn't disprove my father's argument, just that… (View Post)

My youngest daughter is having a gap year so she can start Uni when she's 18. Of her 8 closest school friends, 7 have gone to Uni and moved into halls of residence, 1 has tested positive and 5 a… (View Post)

I watched the briefing live on Sky. When that slide came up, we were specifically told that the red (future) bars were "not a forecast" but an indication of what *might* happen if no action… (View Post)

My father found out that one of our ancestors lost a factory in Stafford in a bet with Josiah Wedgewood. This is ironic as JW didn't allow his workers to gamble. The only item we have left from … (View Post)