I know I've mentioned it before but Gorton and Denton was Starmer's fatal act of stubbornness and stupidity. Had Burnham stood he'd have won easily and not given the Greens momentum fo… (View Post)

The rest of the country needs to pay more attention to Manchester. (View Post)

Found a foolproof solution to the overbearing heat. Just travelled back to Newcastle. At least 10° cooler. (View Post)

Each village in Northumberland has one street of mostly ex Council properties. (View Post)

Just when it is possible to be despondent about politics. https://conservativehome.com/2026/06/24/liz-truss-theres-no-political-party-at-present-in-britain-that-represents-exactly-what-i-think/ For t… (View Post)