The problem with making Lancashire hotpot with kidneys is that lamb kidneys need much less cooking than scrag end, so they end up tough. Cumberland hotpot, with black pudding, is much nice IMO. (View Post)

I have always wondered why we don't let asylum seekers work, rather than give them handouts. (View Post)

That's fair enough. At the moment you can't pay towards top-up costs yourself without making you a total self-funder. (View Post)

I might as well declare my interest as well. I voted OMRLP at the 2019 General Election, mainly because I know the candidate well enough to have a pint with him from time to time. I normally vote Tor… (View Post)

Lent comes from the same root as lengthen. So it already commemorates the fact the days are getting longer. In fact it was the Anglo-Saxon word for Spring. (View Post)