College Bowl was the original format but starter for 10 was a Bamber Gascoigne original, so we can comfortably lay claim to that one. (View Post)

Two quick thoughts: 1. Reply to a comment way back in the thread that “the UK was swimming in sub-prime” before 2007 and blaming US lending for the crisis is wrong: not the case. The trigger for the … (View Post)

GDP growth has actually been faster than most of the G7 this year. It just really hasn’t felt like it. (View Post)

Made in Scotland, from girders. (View Post)

That’s always been true of many (even most) households. But it is emphatically not true of many many households. And it is absolutely emphatically true of many businesses that have got into the habit… (View Post)