I think both the LDs and the Conservatives have got into an "oppose for the sake of it" mindset which is understandable given how powerless the Opposition is in Parliament against a Labour … (View Post)

Evening all :) Local Government reorganisation - another idea whose time has apparently come. It's worth noting at this stage there's no sense of compulsion and if you look at the political… (View Post)

Already the comments are appearing calling for zero net migration and even for deportations of people already here. It will be fascinating to see what Trump does after his Inauguration and the extent… (View Post)

Evening all :) I used to dread commuting in January because that was always the month when someone would take a life-ending course of action on the railway. South Western Railway put in "suicide… (View Post)

The trouble is "Left" and "Right" are used more as terms of abuse than as any serious attempt at commentary these days. They have lost all meaning and, pace Animal Farm, it become… (View Post)