My all-time favourite holiday was probably the one I spent cycling with my wife over the Alps from Constance to Florence. Just the two of us, carrying everything on the bikes, setting up the tent eac… (View Post)

That is true, and there is far more incentive for Europeans to learn English. In Germany, for example, a working knowledge of English is as essential for anyone doing anything remotely professional. … (View Post)

They had their fingers burned when Greece fudged its way into the euro. There's no way they'll be repeating that mistake with the UK. (View Post)

Yes, as a similarly long time Lib Dem voter and occasional activist, that pissed me off too. (View Post)

If ChatGPT is anything to go by, the jobs most at risk are those that involve writing vaguely convincing fluff pieces. Estate agent marketing blurb comes to mind. It's useless for anything that invol… (View Post)