Yet Kent's new DOLGE identified just £40 million of potential savings from an expenditure of some £2.5 billion so there's hardly a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow. (View Post)

Not for the first time, I'm going to disagree with you on much of this. I'm left with a number of thoughts - had, by some miracle, Rishi Sunak been re-elected, would he now have as dire poll numbers … (View Post)

That's why there are no poor bookmakers even as (I am told) the country's economy descends into the abyss. Still, I had a decent punting day on the horses yesterday and this is a diversion. Couple of… (View Post)

Evening all :) Well, I put a tenner on England to win the test against India when we were 185-9. I got 7/2 and it's now 6/4 so I've got the value if not necessarily the result. Mrs Stodge will enjoy … (View Post)

Apologies for the snipping but I'm the one who adds the extraneous verbage - no one else. London will be fascinating next year - 1,817 seats are up for grabs in the 32 Boroughs. Currently, according … (View Post)