It’s a system that worked perfectly well when it had some slack in it, but once supply of tests dropped below demand it completely fell apart. I’m told that it was already failing pre-pandemic, as ex… (View Post)

“Followed Best Practice” being, obviously, civil service code for “making sure nobody could blame me when things go wrong” Actually preventing things from going wrong is not in fact in the code of be… (View Post)

Lots of shady chancers forming “driving academies” purely to snag slots to sell on. DVLA completely behind the curve & failing to cope. You can see how we turn into a country like Italy or Argent… (View Post)

According to https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jul/22/uk-drivers-car-insurance-costs-price-petrol-diesel there are a few factors at play. The government banned the practice of advertising low pr… (View Post)

Visited Brighton last week. The contrast between the streets in the centre serving the poorest part of the local community vs those serving the richest was eye-opening, given that they were separated… (View Post)