Indeed, the notion of boulevard style living in the suburbs, predicated on having trees in streets, is deeply flawed. The roots of a tree grow twice as far as the height of the tree so can quickly un… (View Post)

In local Government, on the rare occasions there was money, there was huge pressure to spend it and spend it quickly. That often led to poor decisions and a "spade in the ground" mentality … (View Post)

I think gambling taxes and fuel duty are certainties to go up in the autumn - horse racing is fighting a desperate rearguard action to keep betting duty at 15% but I think they will struggle. In trut… (View Post)

Even so, all the seat projections "suggest" Plaid, Reform and Labour will end up close together, just shy of 30 seats each leaving the balance with the Conservatives, the LDs and the Greens… (View Post)

Morning all :) Strong results for Reform in yesterday's local council by elections but August contests on often very low turnout can produce exaggerated results if a motivated minority gets out and v… (View Post)