Anecdotally, I think by far the problems for smaller bookshops came along before Amazon really took hold. The shop I worked in sold second-hand paperbacks at £2 each or 3 for a fiver, secondhand. The… (View Post)

Totally agree Max, its so sad. This is what comes from the police not enforcing order. This week I stood up for Baden Powell's statue in Poole. But I am so pleased that it was entirely peaceful … (View Post)

I still find the golden rule of Brexit holds true. Whatever reassures the Remain side (Gina Miller case, clever motions in the HoC, supreme court decision, there is bound to be an extension because C… (View Post)

I think you're underestimating the will to avoid any form of rule-taking from the EU on pretty much anything except exports into the EU. Not only in No 10, but in the Tory party and country at l… (View Post)

Update from Poole (I've been around the statue this morning) - not being taken away today, council getting flack from all angles. The public overwhelmingly backing it staying. Deputy leader of t… (View Post)