Oh dear. My wife loves crispy pancakes and potato waffles and no, she didn't grow up on a council estate. Growing up in a South Asian home this kind of stuff seemed impossibly exotic to her. We … (View Post)

Prior to the Brexit vote the UK consistently grew faster than the EU27. Since the Brexit vote the UK has consistently grown more slowly than the EU27. We made extremely good use of the EU single mark… (View Post)

Trump is a bad person. He has been judged guilty of sexual assault and been credibly accused of much similar. He is a racist. He is openly corrupt. He is a liar. He is appeasing Russia for reasons un… (View Post)

I wouldn't describe it as a feel good film, it is incredibly dark. James Stewart's depiction of George Bailey as a man on the edge is devastating. The claustrophobia of family life, the dis… (View Post)

Can't believe the Pogues played in my local last night and I missed it! (View Post)