I'm inclined to think we will see more pension reform next year. I'm with the person who posted that the gap left behind in revenue / expenditure and for investment is *far* bigger than the… (View Post)

It won't happen to that extent. As a society we value our varied country too much, and local areas being distinct. A strengthened role for planning officials - making a bit more like a local Pla… (View Post)

Is anyone up for a decent vocabulary test Youtube just threw at me? 20 "choose the right word" questions, which is about appropriateness as well as obscurity. It's about 10 minutes. ht… (View Post)

They did not build it; they repaired it. Had they gone for some new idea or 21c fashionable concept, it would have taken far longer. In the UK repairs can generally just be done. The repairs to York … (View Post)

A sign at the National Trust today: "Dogs welcome on short leads." I like it. (View Post)