LD2 is being treated very differently by many. Just as in a 30 mph zone, a few drive at 29mph,...
Coronavirus
“Covid-19: English lockdown may last beyond 2 Dec, says Gove”
My few nights away from a comparatively well-behaved Cotswolds shows why we’re into another...
“No more tickets, no more parties: the death of planning”
We all know, live with or may be, people whose homes and lives seem chaotic. Their holidays are...
“Government scraps ballet dancer reskilling ad criticised as ‘crass'”
In Thatcher’s ‘80s, thousands of redundant miners and steel workers were told to reskill and train...
“Wales to SHUT borders and ban people travelling from COVID hotspots in UK”
Looks, as I write, as if this domestic border-closing could be good practice for No-Deal-New-Year....
“The pandemic has caused the world’s economies to diverge”
Far from bringing the world together, The Virus is dividing us; economically that is. China got...
“Film-going could ‘become extinct’ warns director”
I am something of a cinephile and have been missing my regular date nights at the flicks. Will...
“Covid: Pubs and restaurants in England to have 10pm closing times”
I spent many of my formative years working in pubs. Every night we rang the bell for last orders...
“Autumn Budget to be scrapped this year”
Remember being told to ‘wait until your father gets home’ or sitting outside the headmaster’s...
‘New Coronavirus rules on social gatherings explained’
Here’s a part of the Pension Simplification Rules: ‘In respect of pre 6 April 2006 benefits, the...
“Reopening schools will put UK back in lockdown, top scientist warns”
Schools have been much in the news this week. For quite rightly, saying that, while they have to...
“Huge crowds flock to UK beaches for third straight day as warnings ignored again”
The hot weather has, as always, ensured that the fashion sense of the British male once again hits...
“Boris Johnson’s Covid Shambles”
I’m a sucker for a political memoir. I’m currently with Ken Clark, having this year read Alistair...
“‘How can not wearing a mask in a pub be justified?'”
In Precedented Times, pub and restaurant health and safety rules are nearly (but not quite) as...
“No apology over Boris Johnson’s ‘cowardly’ care home claims”
The head of one of the largest care home groups was quite rightly railing against the government’s...