Because there’s no dollars to buy with rubles, at least not officially. The ruble is now effectively a closed currency, with transactions negotiated individually. When I was in Instanbul a couple of … (View Post)

And, as with Mr Burnham, moving house this year. (View Post)

The Twitter consensus is that rough sleeping in Manchester has doubled in the time Burnham’s been mayor. https://x.com/artemisfornow/status/2079175329575317630 (View Post)

It’s mostly a drink and drugs and mental health problem, and needs to be approached from that end rather than the “housing” end. (View Post)

The best holiday I had in recent years was where I was totally switched off for a week. It doesn’t happen often enough. (View Post)