I was lucky enough to spend 10 hours in an A&E waiting area on New Year's Eve (not me; I was accompanying someone else). The only way to get though it was to imagine I was watching some sort of c… (View Post)

Unfortunately, Birmingham is in such a desperate financial situation as a result of its extreme pound-foolishness to date that it has no money left to be pound-wise or indeed penny-wise. And our coun… (View Post)

In my case it was the death of my wife from cancer when our son was 2 years old, leaving me as a very sad single parent with considerably reduced earning capacity but, thankfully, savings to tide me … (View Post)

The bit in bold doesn't necessarily follow. When I was younger, my wife and I both earned well, with a combined income of over £100k (and that was many years ago). But we continued living as we had a… (View Post)

Oh, I don't know. My income is pretty low, but that's of my own choice, and it's enough for my needs. I get to spend my days doing pretty much what I like, and I'm far happier for it. Life is too pre… (View Post)