Just finished a chapter in my current fiction reading. I have had to look up a number of words - I now know the meaning of barrater, liripipe, houpalande, and sambocade. (View Post)

I deferred taking the state pension until I was 67. I could do this because I already had a teacher's pension and was a borough councillor from age 63 to 67. (View Post)

Only one local by-election today - in East Riding of Yorkshire. Looks like a safe Con seat but the Lib Dems are on a roll in this part of the county. (View Post)

Slim pickings in local by-elections this week. We have an Ind defence today in Basildon. Then tomorrow there are Con defences in North Warwickshire and South Staffordshire plus a Lab defence in Lanca… (View Post)

Another Yorkshire hero! (View Post)