Regarding Rachel Reeves and the landlord's license, it is fair to say it's complicated, and so I actually have some sympathy. We -for example- rent out our house in Hampstead, because we live in the … (View Post)

There's a certain lack of self awareness from Mr Musk. If civil war is going to happen anywhere, it'll be... errr... the US. I would also point out that his preferred British Party (Advance, ft Tommy… (View Post)

@StillWaters From two threads ago, on the subject of Daylight Savings Time, I would point out that some parts of Arizona observe daylights savings time, while others do not. It results in some intere… (View Post)

If we were starting a country from scratch, would we choose to have a monarchy? Of course not. But we're not. And there isn't a really good reason that I can see to actually get rid of the monarchy. … (View Post)

It's not just the UK where this stuff is prevalent. In Los Angeles, building a studio in our garden ended with us paying about -and I struggle to even write this- $20,000 in various compliance costs,… (View Post)