Friend of mine used to call those "stew hats"... (View Post)

Especially if you can get it at a reasonable price via an advance-purchase ticket... (View Post)

The Night Sleeper was what I did on the way *to* that Cornish holiday :-) And yes, I thought it was pretty good. For me the romantic idea of sleeper train travel usually wins out over the practical f… (View Post)

Plus you would be somewhat betting on the rate in England not being pushed back up in a couple of years' time -- a mere 2 years of that tax saving might not be enough to cover moving costs. (View Post)

Yeah, that's a tedious series of gotcha questions fielded appallingly badly. Tells us nothing except that Kwarteng badly needs to practice his interview technique and that the BBC need to try ha… (View Post)