Its noticeable that the people who predicted mass unemployment after Brexit are now bewailing full employment. It was also predicted that house prices would collapse and pensioners would be made dest… (View Post)

Brown had created a seriously unbalanced economy and thought he'd 'abolished boom and bust'. There were already numerous red lights flashing even before the GFC started at Northern Roc… (View Post)

Don't those five towns have a combined population of around 40k ? Which would mean that there's more people living in less populous places. Of course this then leads to a discussion of what… (View Post)

As someone more sympathetic than most towards Boris and who thinks his instincts were usually right I still don't want him anywhere near political leadership again. What is most damning to my ey… (View Post)

Industrial estates now tend to have numerous varieties of mature trees, self seeded wild flowers and re-wilded areas. They are often more environmentally interesting than the surrounding countryside.… (View Post)