My father, on the other hand, failed his 11 plus then gave up on school completely. He left his Secondary Modern at 15 with no qualifications to start work as a farm labourer. He did eventually go on… (View Post)

Getting my son (born to a German mother in Germany) a British passport involved jumping through a few hoops as you might expect, but I don't remember the process being unduly onerous. The requir… (View Post)

Seems a bit hard on the post-menopausal women. (View Post)

TBH, I'm struggling to see the point of it. Food waste recycling seems like substantial effort for the council and, frankly, an unpleasant activity for most people for very little environmental … (View Post)

It's our hottest yet here in North Brum. Currently 35.7C at our nearest weather station on Weather Underground. (View Post)