I used to resist paying by card as I believed that shops had to pay 3% or something to the card providers - that was why some shops refused to accept them, no? - and I wanted to support the shop, not… (View Post)

She's been on TV a lot, but I agree that some are responding more to "Do you think the Home Secretary (whoever it is) is doing a good job?" That's a question that rarely gets an e… (View Post)

To be fair to Charles, if he went vegan, it would largely be because of personal conviction that it was good against climate change - he's a man of strong views (which is a reason to be cautious… (View Post)

Anecdata update: I posted only moderately upbeat impressions from local election canvassing a couple of weeks ago - Labour doing a bit better than in 2019, Tories a bit worse, but nothing too dramati… (View Post)

I think that's right. I've been visiting a friend in a village in rural Oxfordshire and I'm struck by the number of euphemisms used by all candidates to appeal to NIMBYs without saying… (View Post)