Your grandad sounds wonderful. When I was a kid my dad and I did the whole of the Tyne and Wear Metro for my birthday treat. (View Post)

The Victoria line gets a special mention for its reliability, the frequency of its service and its sensible, midcentury design. But for me the pinnacle of tube lines is the Bakerloo. Some of the earl… (View Post)

It is a terrible metaphor because in reality nobody is comfortable in a tepid bath - unless they've got chicken pox! (View Post)

Yup. Capital gains on primary residences should be bracketed with road pricing and a land tax in the set of good ideas that nobody has the guts to implement. (View Post)

That's horrific, and no doubt coming to a city nearer to us once Trump forces Ukraine to surrender to Russian aggression. (View Post)