.. So if you spent 10 grand building a council house in 1955, the were compelled to sell it off for 15 grand 30 years later, then were legally prevented from building a new house to replace it using … (View Post)

The first election I remember is 1979 (though it is a bit blurry as to whether this was another 'event'). I remember watching Mrs.Thatcher tear a pound note in half and looking at my parent… (View Post)

... Have you been sitting in on my Zoom calls? I don't spend all of them with my camera off, just staring out the window thinking "Why is UK productivity so low?". Not all of them. Som… (View Post)

"I fought the blob, and the blob won" is perhaps Liz's epitaph. Possibly with a spelling mistake just to underline the staggering inaccuracy. (View Post)

I was having a discussion with a Palestinian colleague a year or two ago (we were avoiding a meeting by having another meeting, just to join the comment-dots). We were comparing who had the worst gov… (View Post)