Hopefully this article isn’t behind a paywall: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n22/james-meek/ten-foot-chopsticks However, it is worth reading. Covers the rise of Reform in Blythe. The author spe… (View Post)

To be fair cheque use is dwindling whatever the banks do. In 2023 the UK stood at 2 cheques per inhabitant (US was 28 and France at 13.4). This is despite all the investment in cheque imaging. If the… (View Post)

This article highlighted in the header is interesting: https://www.politico.eu/article/inside-the-uk-great-budget-guessing-game/ Ultimately what is HMT supposed to do? If they don't prepare the … (View Post)

Transportation to Australia - or something *shrugs shoulders* (View Post)

Was that the “past, present, future” podcast? Or at least they did one that made a similar argument. To be honest I always thought the only thing we can learn from Australian politics was the “Democr… (View Post)