He laughed. And then I got changed and swum 600 metres in their rather excellent 50-metre pool, cycled 25km, and ran 5km around their playing fields. Which annoyingly were not as flat as I hoped. (In… (View Post)

I was told a story about one of the tiny north Cornwall coastal villages. Because of lack of space, they allow people to park on the beach if the tide and weather allowed, and there is a sign stating… (View Post)

It isn't just about a few very large and wealthy landowners. Far from. Incidentally, and from that conversation: how is the land valued for IHT purposes? An uphill farm might be worth relatively… (View Post)

No. Just no. People are *jealous* of tax avoiders. Most people will try to avoid paying tax, if they can. On a tiny scale, a very lefty uni friend of mine was slight and skinny enough to wear kids cl… (View Post)

Meanwhile... "Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79zj7rz3l4o (View Post)