On topic: relative to Hartlepool at the same Euro election: BXP were 17% lower in Batley & Spen Labour were 17% higher other parties were at simulate levels. (View Post)

Happy semi-PB-retirement David. We'll miss that dollop of pragmatic sanity each weekend not to mention the forensic examination of the mechanics of politics to sort the genuinely possible from t… (View Post)

Looking again at the West Yorkshire hospitalisations that have been updated, these are still coming down. Last few weeks: 121, 80, 65, 55, 46 in w/e 9/5 (for approx 2.4m population). So trend is clos… (View Post)

The longest daily distances there ended up not being that long term, after a year or two people would move or find a job closer, but then the next lot would come in and take over. The hotel staying c… (View Post)

It's the commuting, mixing and service / office heavy bias in the UK. So, I work in Manchester, live in Huddersfield. In early March last year, I worked in an open plan office, hot desking, in t… (View Post)