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Alternative view to which I would subscribe - Thatcher recognised the pride that people took over their own property, enabled (millions??) to improve their circumstances, and relieve local authorities of an onerous responsibility. Although many housing associations are privately owned they are...

If people choose not to vote - their views don't count. Making the further assumption that no vote = a vote for the losing candidate is absurd.

I suspect that GB News may have included in the illegals those who arrived with a valid visa but have overstayed. Informed estimated are that this may be ~0.75m - but no way to be certain. Makes for a much larger number!!

I have fitted a couple of kitchens in years gone by. The cabinets are no real problem providing you have measured accurately, thought about access and door opening conflicts, etc. They can either be bought complete or flat-packed - if flat pack sounds like a challenge just forget the idea of a...

The 2008 crash had its roots in the US savings and loans industry where loans were made to folk to buy homes whose repayments they could not afford. These were then "packaged" as financial instruments and sold by major banks. They carried a credit rating reflecting the issuing banks credit...

I would question these statements - what data are you using - are you being somewhat selective. BTW, neither would I assert the UK has done particularly well. Why 45 years - arguably the decline started post WW2, not just since Thatcher. Politicians are elected. We, the electorate, are...

Sir Henry Wotton was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg in 1604, he famously said "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country". Lammy may or may not be personally...

Get old and physical capability is diminished. It happens to all - timing and extent of deterioration may be a function of diet, exercise, genetics etc. If you can't do the job, move on. No employer should be required to pay for someone who can't perform. This relates as much to...

Sadly as one ages, physical capacity declines. With a following wind and dementia permitting judgement and skill increase!! It is entirely reasonable to have proper regard for age in setting expectations for older staff. Basing expected performance on that delivered by the young and fit could...

In a close US presidential contest it is simply bonkers to actively support one side. It can only compromise relationships post election if the supported candidate loses. Protestations that they are simply private individuals who have every right to do as they see fit seems hugely economical...

I largely agree - but unless alternatives solutions are found, the reality is: “Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time” from Winston Churchill.

A sincere and worthy proposition full of flaws. Does this mean an ill informed electorate should do what they are told - replacing democracy with dictatorship. Does ill informed simply mean that they disagree with your view of the world. Should there be exams which need to be passed to...

Whatever we may individually think of Trump (much of it right): the US is a democracy - folk, through the ballot box, get to choose the chief clown supporters are not all dumb rednecks - some are intelligent, articulate, successful, decent etc. he resonates with a US cowboy mindset -...

I don't think the debating talents of either candidate will make any real difference to their performance as president should they get elected. Trump strikes me as incoherent. Harris is clearly intelligent and a capable debater. The move in opinion polls following the debate clearly favoured...

The best estimates are that illegal immigrants cost the UK ~£4bn pa. It is not trivial. Eliminating this would be a greater economic benefit than adding VAT to private school fees, plus winter fuel allowance and a good part of any benefit is likely to arise on changes to non-dom rules. There...

Saltpetre is potassium nitrate and the original (I think) "chemical" used for curing all kinds of meat products - bacon, beef, salami etc. It stops the meat going grey when cooked and (I assume) prolongs its shelf life. Nothing to do with growth on cellar walls!!

Appearances count. Freebies and hospitality were precisely that about which Labour were justifiably critical of their predecessors. It is not trivial. At best it evidences poor judgement. I agree - but what criteria are they to be judged against - unemployment, growth, inflation, waiting...

It is a testament to the stupidity of human beings that having signed an agreement which seeks to resolve a longstanding dispute, they are incapable of looking forward and making it work. Not just NI, but also evident at the moment in the middle east. Cooperation and dialogue is likely to...

Wrong - Under section 24 (B1) of the Immigration Act 1971, a person who a) requires leave to enter the United Kingdom and, b) knowingly enters the UK without such leave, commits an offence. Only when you have arrive and claimed asylum do a different set of rules kick in.

At our old address we had a broadband package which included as an add on a landline with free anytime calls. Cost was ~£13 per month. On moving I got rid of anytime calls. Stll have a landline with a new number. It very rarely rings as no one knows it (bar Talk-Talk, scammers and...