The other thing is that we had natural resources - particularly lots of good quality, relatively easily mined, coal - which turbo-charged the industrial revolution. If you take the view (and it's cer… (View Post)

Or will we see a big right wing tactical voting campaign? On those numbers it wouldn't take much effort to give Ref + Con a stonking majority. And that's probably the best outcome too - the Tories sh… (View Post)

Why do we need to nationalise a profitable business? The problem with Thames isn't it's failure to generate more money than it's operating costs, it's that it's substantial operating profits are insu… (View Post)

Volunteer at a heritage railway. You don't have to be all that into trains, it's the shared sense of purpose that really makes it work. (View Post)

Unexpectedly? As far as I can tell this was exactly what you'd expect to happen based on Rachel from accounts chosen tax rises, which mostly hit next month, and the remarkable thing is that it hasn't… (View Post)