I used to work for a social services magazine in the 80s and 90s. This "what we need is more resources" argument has been going around since then and probably for a couple of decades before… (View Post)

We took our son to the Cricket St. Thomas Blobby theme park in the 90s as he was obsessed with Mr Blobby for a while. It was a rip off. After paying a largeish entrance fee, my son wanted to go on th… (View Post)

I used to submit gags to "The News Huddlines" and I remember Roy Hudd saying that after the Falklands War, Mrs Thatcher was so popular that they had to edit out any gags about her because t… (View Post)

When I think about the old British Rail, I am reminded of the story about how the flamboyant advertising executive Peter Marsh (who was once married to the actress Pat Phoenix) pitched for the BR acc… (View Post)

Regarding Boris's childhood, soon after he became PM I visited a National Trust property and in the tea room I overheard a group of very upper middle class women discussing Boris. One of them sa… (View Post)