And FWIW I'm sure the railways nationally have been telling people only to travel if essential as well. But yes, experience suggests that the Tube network is particularly vulnerable. Parts of it are … (View Post)

No. Starmer's limited, technical approach is the correct one. Europe is a priority for fringe nuts of both persuasions, not for the bulk of the electorate. Most people are sick of the subject, and no… (View Post)

You have my sympathies. I don't know if the new build ones are any better, but every hospital I've ever been to has been overheated. Stuffy but tolerable most of the year, sweaty and oppressive in a … (View Post)

A Southerly, which will therefore be like turning on a hairdryer to compound the misery. There's nothing to be done but keep indoors as much as possible. (View Post)

The state pension age probably needs to be seriously ramped, but good luck to anyone willing to tell today's fifty something's that they must now work until they're 75. (View Post)