Meanwhile in sympathy with the Dutch, a result from last night: Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council by-election: LibDem: 51.9% (+20.3) Ref: 33.4% (-1.5) Con: 11.3% (-5.8) Lab: 3.4% (-4.1) No Gr… (View Post)

Up with Norwegian and Welsh, Dutch must be one of the most pointless languages to learn, since almost all native speakers have far greater English proficiency than you would ever achieve in their own… (View Post)

Odd that so many of these prominent politicians don’t go the extra mile to make sure that their own house is always in order. I always did, despite just being a lowly and briefly prominent local coun… (View Post)

It does rather look as if she tweeted welcoming the extension of the Leeds scheme, in her home patch, and then the penny has dropped that maybe where her rental property is located might already have… (View Post)

Certainly if you are an active politician, it's good advice not to be a landlord. Apart from anything else, you are handing your tenants considerable leverage as a story about how you're not a decent… (View Post)