Commiserations. Havering council are utterly ruthless about squeezing money out of motoring infingments. It was the case when it was Conservative-run, is the case when it's Residents' Assoc… (View Post)

The winning move is not to play. One of the things I have learned from being here is that if there is something you want, fighting a war for it is always more expensive than paying cash on the nail. (View Post)

It's quite possible that the answer is neither. Trump could just be doing this because he can, to show that he can. (View Post)

Put another way, 67 votes is an incredibly high bar in a partisan setup. The implication is that 33 votes, or 17 states worth of Senators, is a blocking minority. Falling below that level is essentia… (View Post)

Trouble is, we currently have the worst of both worlds. Enough snark to put off the well-meaning, but not enough to deflate the crooks and crazies. (View Post)