It's been a sea change in cycling over the last 15 years or so - from 25mm to 28mm tyres up to about 35mm to 45mm. There are lots of drivers - tyre technology, in the UK deteriorating roads sinc… (View Post)

On the French, the Daily Telegraph Ukraine the Latest has a new (double-barreled English sounding) presenter who is French, and has been speaking with a poshish English accent, and there has been som… (View Post)

His numbers look way off. He asserts that the Kent CC annual payroll is 87.5/.22 = £400 million. Kent CC has 30k staff. There is no way they are paying them an average of £13,333. He's making th… (View Post)

I thought Mr Starmer was quite gentle with her. I am not aware of any evidence that Burka-bans improve race relations in a society, or that the UK has poorer communal relations than the three countri… (View Post)

It's not even clear whether these are legitimate savings. As you say, is gutting the USA's future a "saving"? Plus much of it has been done illegally, and there are items such as … (View Post)