I've been to Waitangi and one of the most surreal experiences of my life was to do the tour with the Maori guide and a group of very pleasant Maori engineering students. Basically, it was all my… (View Post)

Morning all :) Almost allegorically, a fine morning but showers and storms are coming to my part of the world. The latest More In Common polling returns the split between Con/Ref and Lab/LD/Green to … (View Post)

As an aside, the Northern Echo also has details of the "gifts" received by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness since her election in May. A cake was delivered without prior notice addressed to … (View Post)

Thanks for that - the problem isn't just this woman and her baby though that is an extreme example. The "farming out" of homeless families from London has gone on for years - other &qu… (View Post)

The woman was from Hillingdon which was her home area and Hillingdon Council provided emergency accommodation (as they are legally obliged) but that accommodation isn't cost free to the Council … (View Post)