Among the economically active nine million adults of working age is or are a significant cohort claiming to be "carers" - perhaps 1.5 million or more. It's clear a number of these carers wa… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) Back from holiday (or "holibobs" as they are now termed in modern English apparently). A lot has happened in the last fortnight it would seem and it just keeps on happening… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) Well done to Mark Carney and the Canadian Liberals. The election had shades of the 2017 UK General Election with an apparently popular Opposition leader (especially among younger vot… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) @MustaphaMondeo makes some interesting and useful points. It's all too easy to blame "planning" and Government for the failure to build sufficient houses but the delveloper… (View Post)

Indeed, the tragedy is spending on R&D is often the first thing to go when times get tough. (View Post)