There's an element of truth in @TSE's comment. The selling off of public buildings and land was part of the 2010 package. There were all sorts of measures around community transfers for emp… (View Post)

That's a very different issue but worth discussing. Recruitment and retention in the public sector has always been difficult especially in specialist areas and especially in the south and south … (View Post)

Well, that's one view and one from the outside certainly and we need no lessons in economic probity from the Conservatives after the last 14 years. To an extent, the Orange Book was already on t… (View Post)

Yes, there will inevitably be a fall off in political interest after a significant event - there always is. How long the ennui will last remains to be seen - I suspect there's more goodwill for … (View Post)

I was politically active during the Alliance and the merger and attended the Liberal Party Special Assembly at Blackpool in January 1988 which endorsed the merger. There was, on the Liberal side, som… (View Post)