There was an electrified main line between Manchester and Sheffield (the Woodhead route), which was closed as a through route to passengers in 1970 and to freight in 1981. (View Post)

Higgins was the moral conscience of Ireland and wasn't afraid to call out atrocious behaviour by other countries. Connolly is likely to take a similar approach. (View Post)

In the vast majority of provincial non-metropolitan England, apart from areas south and west of London where the LDs are strong, Reform don't face competetion from anyone other than Conservative or L… (View Post)

The swing from Labour to PC last night did not exceed that in the Caerphilly by-election of 1968, but the prior gap between these 2 parties then was a little too much for PC to overcome, so Labour sc… (View Post)

This is why immigration needs to be curtailed drastically. It's not about ethnicity, but rather that many areas of England, especially the South-East with its limited water and other resources, canno… (View Post)