Why are DB pensions inherently unaffordable when DC are not? What you actually mean is "massively cut their pensions", which is going to be equally (un)popular regardless. (To my mind, the … (View Post)

If you flipped the Tory process around I think that might help without being so much of a non-starter as just removing the membership participation. Have a lots-of-candidates hustings process, give m… (View Post)

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)