The optics of this always looked awful. It doesn't matter what the legality is - and that is now in question anyway. She's the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne whose primary residence is in Hove and who isn'… (View Post)

Chris Philip angrily berating Labour for not closing the Bell Hotel which was opened by Chris Philip... (View Post)

My old school is now a 9 school trust and has a "Strategic Director of IT" - part of the £2.25m spent by the trust on managers. You know what IT stuff the schools in the trust need? The sam… (View Post)

We've all had a bit of a moan. Max makes the key point. I have no doubt that every single one of these directives is considered worthy - the landfill one is aimed at reducing waste as an example. Gre… (View Post)

I don't disagree - some of the provision isn't needed and we all can find edge cases to illustrate those. But for most? It's needed, its just administered in a hugely inefficient way. A Big Pair of s… (View Post)