Morning all :) There's gambling and there's gambling. Do we equate the intricacies of equine entertainment with the tedium of online roulette? I hope not though I appreciate those whose lives have be… (View Post)

In 2008/09, that interdependency meant credit was effectively frozen as banks stopped lending to each other and that only worsened the situation. By 2010, the only organisations investing in investme… (View Post)

Indeed, the notion of boulevard style living in the suburbs, predicated on having trees in streets, is deeply flawed. The roots of a tree grow twice as far as the height of the tree so can quickly un… (View Post)

In local Government, on the rare occasions there was money, there was huge pressure to spend it and spend it quickly. That often led to poor decisions and a "spade in the ground" mentality … (View Post)

I think gambling taxes and fuel duty are certainties to go up in the autumn - horse racing is fighting a desperate rearguard action to keep betting duty at 15% but I think they will struggle. In trut… (View Post)