Harold Macmillan, in what I think was his last Lords speech, got it right (at last) . Thatcher was selling off the family silver and the net result has been that profits have gone abroad, costs have … (View Post)

Good morning everybody. Lovely sunny and summery morning here, and after my computer froze last night, seems to be working fine this morning. On topic, I have some sympathy with Jeremy Corbyn, althou… (View Post)

IIRC among the first acts of the Conservatives in 1979 were to increase VAT considerably and reduce the top rate of income tax. So "ordinary folk" paid more and wealthier people had more to… (View Post)

Bungalows are favoured by older people, like the Coles, because, by definition, they don't have stairs and the toilet is on the ground floor. It's when stair-climbing gets difficult that the advantag… (View Post)

Welsh love-spoons are quite long and carefully crafted. That might be a pointer. (View Post)