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Even if they did, they wouldn't come close to their 2010 result.

The 'support' we give now is minimal and skin deep. In terms of tanks, missiles, bullets etc this country has little of use that could be offered and we haven't increased the defence budget. Instead, we allow our arms manufacturers to continue exporting to Russia's neighbouring allies ever more...

Sloppy journalism no doubt, compounded by saying the LibDems had been whipped to support the Bill, which they hadn't. It's plainly untrue to imply that some people will be arrested for smoking, though, although maybe that's yet to come!

It'd be a big benefit. I've always been in favour of longer routes being operated by garages at or near either end, to ensure that all the route gets some service during times of disruption. It was a familiar theme of mine when I used to take part on another forum! Dead mileage is something that...

All games in the last round in both divisions were played with the Kookaburra.

That damns the idea even more!

Yet the BBC Radio news headlines throughout the last few hours announced it as a smoking ban. I'd like to see the wording of this Bill. Of course, we all know how successful the bans on marijuana, heroin and cocaine have been. The latter has, of course, never been seen anywhere near the Houses...

Not a massive surprise to me either, especially given the number of tender awards being surrendered early, I welcome the announcement, albeit being sceptical about its pre-Mayoral election basis. The lessons of East Thames Buses must be learnt, though, and this is one case where I feel getting...

Intuitively I can see how that seems to be true, but it has to be considered alongside the statistical evidence that life expectancy is decreasing for both males and females in the UK, such that the 2020 to 2022 Census figures show males back below the 2010-2012 figures, with females on a par. I...

There may have been a period of about two years between late 1986, following the withdrawal of the 248A, and late 1988, with the introduction of the 446, that no route had its permanent terminus there, although I'm not sure about the Sunday 248s during this time. In any case I'd reckon there was...

Consultations are not referendums, the former are meaningless as they can be ignored or interpreted according to the prevailing prejudices of the decision makers. Mayors should be confined to the City of London, the tourist industry and Dick Whittington pantomimes with Christopher Biggins. I...

The 248 opo(!) service originated in 1934 between Upminster Station and Cranham, replacing the G3 after the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board. I'm fairly certain it had remained in use as a terminus continuously since then until last month. The 86A journeys terminating at...

Geoffrey Boycott has always been an astute observer of the game and his assessment of 'Deadly' won't be beaten in my estimation. Above all, he's right that no batter ever 'got hold' of his bowling, even in the one day games and the Kerry Packer series. He was certainly the best slow left arm...

Horner must have been a Freudian slip on my part. :lol: Come to think of it, he might have been watching Massey-Horners, or something sounding similar.

Two new world First Class cricket records were set in this game. Durham's first innings total of 517 was the highest ever by a team then required to follow on; Warwickshire's top three batters scored at least 178 runs each, the previous record being 147. All that put into perspective imo by the...

One 9 minute gap has never triggered the generalised service advice, which is not intended to change for each line every few minutes and thus become almost like a lottery, leading to meaningless. The term has certainly been in use since WW2, possibly earlier, and must carry some weight for TfL...

That's like Paula Vennells giving up her gong. He ought to resign his seat, he's no blameless 'victim'. A certain Neil Horner stood down for far less imo. Plenty of time for a by-election, given the General Election is supposedly months off. :smile: Incidentally, although the BBC report quoted...

They used to be my go-to shoes before I became obliged to use specialist ones for medical reasons. Must have had a dozen or more pairs over twenty or so years.

According to Michael Atherton it is meant to encourage both spin and true pace bowlers, rather than the medium and medium fast bowlers so many English counties produce. Whether early April is a suitable time to be conducting it is another matter!

The authorities themselves and the political parties running them are just as responsible for this state of affairs with so many opaque decisions, often behind closed doors. LTNs, for instance, should be subject to local referendums, as they have been in Paris and in many other countries. IMO...