Thanks. Apologies for any lack of clarity. I'd go for more significant local autonomy, and given relative success of regional mayors in some places that seems to be the best chance we will get. (View Post)

Arrests over that huge illegal waste dump. Clear up quotes were of the order of £10m. If I have it right, the maximum sentence for the waste dumping is 5 years, with a potential extra 14 years for as… (View Post)

Picking up on attractive brick buildings, I quite like the new Lambeth Palace Library - but I have yet to manage to visit. They chose an architectural who have done several Oxbridge university librar… (View Post)

I cannot quite get my head around these numbers. It looks like a reduction over 4 years, but since there is a "record funding settlement" how much of this is a cut of a future increase? Or,… (View Post)

Popbitch: FYI: While at university Matt Goodwin was famous for losing money in poker games as a result of making very risky all-in bets. (View Post)