On Starmer's beer, and I have no axe to grind for Labour, there is no suggestion that he was present at anything other than a work event. It is reasonable to have a meal when working away from h… (View Post)

I recently visited New York (and the USA) for the first time. It reminded me most of Cape Town. A lot of (mostly white) extreme wealth cheek by jowl with extreme (mostly black) poverty, and a swathe … (View Post)

Almost anyone would be better, but it's not obvious that there is one person who would be significantly better who wants the job, which makes removing him more difficult, And Boris has done a go… (View Post)

Indeed, and that is why you can't expect them to be able to enact every item in their manifesto. Why are they equally not ridiculed for breaking the 'promise' on PR? As it happens I th… (View Post)

Years ago, my then wife worked for a Barristers' Chambers. One of them earned well over £1m p.a. yet was desperate for every single fee cheque to be paid into his account immediately, because he… (View Post)