I'm not sure the battle is won. Services inflation is still 5.9%. The headline is being dragged down by energy, which will be transient. Unless services inflation falls back, the headline number… (View Post)

My eldest daughter turns 18 on July 20th and will be gutted if the election is on July 11th! She is hoping to vote in the US election later in the year though. (View Post)

Does trying to get out of Croydon as quickly as possible not count as a mitigating factor? (View Post)

Really? I would say that the norm for people working or travelling abroad is to go with your family - why wouldn't you? I've worked abroad twice and my wife joined me on both occasions - an… (View Post)

I loved Catch 22 when I was younger - I wrote my extended essay on it in CSYS English. You're right, it is outrageously funny. I tried reading it again later in life, though, and couldn't g… (View Post)