How serious do people think the shoplifting situation is? Just seen a bizarre video of a lady in a shop (Peckham?) trying to steal something and being stopped by the shopkeeper. Weirdly once he got h… (View Post)
The trouble is when looking at the UK economy, people tend to think that 'the north' is the exception. It isn't. The exception is London. GDP/GVA for the north are not so different to the midlands an… (View Post)
Reports of the Ukrainian army making progress towards Donetsk (city). I hadn't realised how close to the frontline it was already. After Crimea, Donetsk is obviously the next biggest prize for Ukrain… (View Post)
What about sanctions? Personally I would not be inclined to remove a single one until Putin is gone and it's clear you have a Russian leader who has renounced Russia's territorial claim to Ukraine (c… (View Post)