The Beeching cuts hit the island’s railways terribly, such that the comprehensive network we had in the 1950s was reduced to the rump of the island line, running retired tube trains between Shanklin … (View Post)

But it’s a preferential voting system. The soft left will plump for Burnham and Rayner et al, but when they get to the bottom of their ballot, Streeting will be last and Starmer will be second last. … (View Post)

FWIW, my own experience is that the time taken to board a train is entirely uncorrelated with its destination. (View Post)

Wes had the choice over who he told; if he wanted to keep it secret he didn't need to tell anyone (View Post)

Our participation in the Iraq war was supported by the Tories, who wanted to go further, but Labour as the government at the time is responsible for it. Ditto the Tories and what they spent during Co… (View Post)