I'm likely to be in a minority of one on this but I'm not convinced. This is not 30-40 years ago, the world has changed, there's more "empathy" out there and a greater sense of fairness. Ad… (View Post)

Ferries... Four anecdotes from my travels - first, the old Jetfoil from Dover to Ostend, the only way to travel, Straight off the ferry onto an old sleeper train with carriages from East Germany, Pol… (View Post)

Morning all :) Plenty of Friday morning froth and fruit it seems.... One group we don't talk about much is those who didn't vote last July. With turnout sub 60%, that's a considerable number of voter… (View Post)

This has already happened twice with local Government pensions - in both 2008 and 2014 "reforms" were brought in which essentially meant staff (and employers) contributed more and got less … (View Post)

The key is or will be the relationships with senior officers in the authority. (View Post)