I've heard it said that one regret from COVID, was not tripling the amount of work they (railways) did during the shutdown. Though quite a bit was done. (View Post)

My wife dislikes gold, so I got the engagement and wedding rings in platinum. I hadn't really considered it, but it is very hard wearing. (View Post)

In each scandal, there is always one or two maverick MPs who were listening and trying to act. Which is probably why they were regarded as maverick. The classic pattern seems to be 1) MP/Minister get… (View Post)

The office of Sheriff is universal, though. As they say, a term as Sheriff can set a man up for life. Two terms, well handled, can set up his family down the generations. (View Post)

The success with which the political system captured the PCCs, and steered them into cosy relationships with the police is worthy of a book. The original idea was to bring in outside supervision of t… (View Post)