Luxury. My last job involved working on a 30-year old ERM C++ code base initially written by a self-taught guy and developed organically over the years. It was a complete mess of spaghetti with littl… (View Post)

After immigration, more money for the NHS was the most frequent reason I heard for leaving the EU. That was, after all, one of the main selling points of the leave campaign. Those people expected the… (View Post)

A brief update re my lad's proxy voting issues: I phoned Birmingham City Council, and they confirmed that my son does indeed have a proxy vote, and there is a letter on its way to me. It all sounded … (View Post)

I think that was just pipped by his claim that he made models of buses out of wine boxes to relax. That was beyond weird. (View Post)

In my leafy suburb of Birmingham, the biggest gripe is the perceived collapse of public services, especially the NHS. A common theme is how bloody difficult it is to get a doctor's appointment. This … (View Post)