We'd just experienced the (then, anyway) alternative, of course. (View Post)

I suspect that behind the scenes in government there's some furious thinking about some sort of tapered Winter Fuel Payment. And Good Morning one and all. Clear and cold here this morning. (View Post)

Dewali? Hanukkah? (View Post)

Having grown up among grocers and doctors, and indeed pharmacists, I would say there's no certainty about that. The doctor and the pharmacist might have looked 'richer' but there it would have ended.… (View Post)

Fox News. of course. Pass the salt, I need a pinch! (View Post)