Late afternoon all :) Dreadful news this morning with the death of Alastair Down, the horse racing journalist, at the age of 68. He was at Cheltenham last Friday to open the Press Room which has been… (View Post)

The same happened to the Conservative elite in this country on July 4th or have you forgotten? (View Post)

Late afternoon all :) I really thought gambling duties were going to be increased in the Budget but nothing as far as I can see. It's been nowhere near as "bold" or "radical" with… (View Post)

Morning all :) Budget Day - don't you just love it, and a change from being in the middle of Cheltenham or something more important. The Party's over - we all know that. It probably ended in 2008 if … (View Post)

I agree if you take a county like Surrey (population 1.2 million) and try to make it a single council (as the County Council Conservatives want) it would become ridiculous. The alternative might be t… (View Post)