This is the story from earlier. I see no mention of "having to sell our boat", and tbh it doesn't ring true as related; nor is the caricature as portrayed on social media. The stated c… (View Post)

Off-topic. Drachinifel, interviewed on Times History Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hrr7XXZIZU (Very kind of him; he has ~25 times more Youtube subscribers than they do.) (View Post)

I'd say that trend to loss of local extended family dates more to the 1960s, other than for a smallish minority, rather than the 1870-80s (which I think is perhaps what you mean). The reverse tr… (View Post)

My mum did that with the house she shared with me for her final years when I was her carer. She very inconsiderately popped her clogs after six and a half years ... :smile: (View Post)

Seriously, where does this £9bn number come from, Casino? It is a fantasy, because it's not what Reeves said. The Budget says £1.8bn from Private School VAT/ Business Rate changes. The £9bn is f… (View Post)