But whoever gets that poisoned chalice would be the next PM, by definition. Game over for that bet. (View Post)

And quite right too. Leaving aside the "let's be nice to people" aspect, important though it is, having people visibly living on the streets is one of those signs of a state that has j… (View Post)

See also: Overground, DLR, Jubilee lines. All of them have had serious money spent on them in the last three decades. Once the Great British Public get over the "don't want to spend the mon… (View Post)

Still a thing (though probably trendy-woke coded these days). Worked fine for Thing One and Thing Two. The added benefit now is that they have worked out how to shape the towelling bit to fit nicely … (View Post)

Here's the problem though. Even if parents ought to be capable of getting 4 year olds school-ready, it's pretty clear that plenty aren't. Doesn't matter what the reason is, though… (View Post)