The only mention of Deliveroo in there is : "The results of Operation Equalize come just weeks after the Home Office announced a new agreement with top food delivery firms that will see Delivero… (View Post)

There is a dystopian TV drama in there somewhere - a New Labour-era civil service thwarted on their initial attempt at ID cards, deliberately messing up on immigration for a decade or two in order to… (View Post)

I think if the earlier ID card proposal had been more basic and perceived as 'fair' then it might have had widespread adoption by now. As I remember the last proper attempt at it in the Blair years -… (View Post)

I remember a friend of mine who was told that because he had dyslexia he could never pursue the career he wanted in being an electrician (colour-blindness). He was the best sparky I ever came across.… (View Post)

I remember seeing a singles ad in Private Eye many years ago : "Thomas the Tank Engine seeks his Clarabel the Carriage. Must have big buffers." (View Post)