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As more of us live longer, we continue to live in houses, that someone else would be living in if we were dead. The smaller house sizes is because more people are living by themselves, families are separating, people aren't living as long with family (ironically that last one is changing for...

Can you argue it then? As far as I was aware, the main pressures on housing were an increasingly ageing population, and smaller average households. That's based on research conducted under the Tory Government.

White van drivers are often the most courteous people on the road.

There was, and I believe the only person who ended up being tried was her. The fact that we remember her story, and not many of the thousands of rape cases that go to court each year, suggests her case is the unusual one. Even though the police took her claims seriously, spent a lot of time...

Why would any of these women actually go to the police, if their motive was a pay off? And why go further and go to court, which is going to be a hugely unpleasant experience, with people who don't know you accusing you of lying, and the risk of your name coming out on social media? Women being...

Are you not ready for the McAtee at centre back experiment?

Political betting is a bit odd. I won quite big on Trump in 2020, because he was still hot favourite even after it was clear he wasn't going to win (it didn't stop him declaring victory a few hours later). Harris is definitely the value bet now, as she's almost certainly got a better chance than...

It's only a year since the Tories made changes to repayment of loans, which meant that many students face a 50% increase in how much they paid back. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-loans-england-plan-5/ This change to the upfront fees, means that only those that pay off the...

Perhaps they could also have reverse selection - taking the pupils most in need, as a normal charity would do. It always 'amuses' me, that the 'best' state school near me, is a church school, and has pages and pages of entrance requirements. The criteria ensure that people go to Church and help...

I used this line as a joke with my girlfriend's dad. He didn't get it, so I explained it was from Jaws. And then I had to describe the scene in detail. And he gave me a very serious look, and said, really, I shouldn't quote movies like that, because most people don't know these things...

No - dubious, as in they don't stand up to more than a cursory reading. As I said, they include things that they are custodians of on behalf of the state (which should be the people), but still keep huge amounts of money that they generate. They also attribute masses of tourist income, which...

So the Royal Family are protecting us from selling the sea to a US hedge fund? No wonder they're so vital ;) I'm not aware of any suggestions that the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle, or The Crown Jewels would be sold off without the protection of the King. I'd have thought it's one thing...

Mostly how much stuff we already own is worth, and attributing an incredible amount of tourism and status benefit to them, that most pretty every other country attributes to 'history'.

Usually that's based on dubious calculations that attribute huge amounts of tourism to them, while not deducting the huge amounts of cash that "their" properties and land earn. The Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle and many more places are a lot more interesting to visitors than the current...

Stones and Dias weren't even in the 9. I hope they're not carrying knocks too :/

Just back from taking the dog for a walk, and we've gone from 9 injuries to 3 in the last hour. A Xmas miracle?

The Telegraph has become almost indistinguishable from the Daily Mash. I saw this shared on X, and the first comment suggested they cut down on take out coffee and avocado on toast :)

Considering the size of the tax rises, and borrowing projections, the reaction has been fairly muted. Even the fabled 10 year gilts are lower than they were for most of last Summer, while the FTSE is up since the budget. Both changes are not especially dramatic, and I suspect Reeves and Starmer...

It was in an article of direct quotes from Guardiola's press conference, so even by Jamie Jackson standards, it'd be a surprise if they'd not been told something about Gvardiol...

Just reading that Gvardiol is a doubt for today! Hope that's not true.