Happily in Manchester there's an abundance of good independent coffee roasters. My go-to is Mancoco's espresso blend, though I will occasionally splash out for a fancy single-origin bean, e… (View Post)

Costa coffee is pretty terrible anyway, though habitués will know that, like Starbucks, it's essentially a confectionary chain. Nero is easily the best high street coffee - at least for espresso… (View Post)

Miniscule minority? wtf? Just roughly added up the top ten urban areas in the UK and it came to 21m. Not including noted non-towns such as Bristol, Leicester, Belfast and Cardiff. Now, that 21m will … (View Post)

Registering everything on two wheels is far, far from a simple answer anyway. And solves nothing. A lot of the mopeds masquerading as bikes are simply illegal and shouldn't be available to buy. (View Post)

"I'll be flying as I normally would" - Rishi on the way to Scotland. From 'Fuck Business' to 'Fuck The Planet'. What are the Conservatives actually *for*? Must chec… (View Post)