Nothing. I am not suited to either the backstabbing nor the compromises necessary. I have a VERY low opinion of politicians and my opinion of my own political abilities are not much higher. (View Post)

I go the other way. I wouldn't be a politician for love nor money. (View Post)

I have done somewhere north of 700 chopper flights in my time. I don't like them very much as they are noisy and uncomfortable but we were always told that, statistically, the most dangerous par… (View Post)

The key issue with a chopper is the gear box rather than the engine. If there is an engine failure helicopters have the ability to autorotate - disconnecting the engine using the air flow through the… (View Post)

For all that I am a tax cutting advocate, this seems entirely sensible to me. A period of stability with no changes except those which are absolutely necessary. One of the curses of the UK system is … (View Post)