When I was younger, so much younger than today (sorry), I used to cut code for a living (you know the drill, Perform A while B=C and all that old guff) and a wizened colleague once said to me "i… (View Post)

Travelled to and from Liverpool on Avanti West Coast - impressive. Much better than EMR (wouldn't be difficult). I'm not sure why there is only an hourly service to Liverpool from London - … (View Post)

As I don't support either the Conservatives or Reform, I imagine my view doesn't count for much in this. From the outside, however, I've always seen a huge paradox in Reform - the lead… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) I'm reminded of the famous Harold Wilson maxim on this subject. Before the election, some of the Tory-inclined on here would regularly sound off about how well wages were doing … (View Post)

Perhaps looking at each month in isolation isn't a good idea. There's an element of ebb and flow about all of this - a poor April followed by a better May overall balances out. I suspect we… (View Post)