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The Labour Party promised to end the freeze on income tax thresholds in their election manifesto by the 2028/29 tax year, however they've...

There is a chronic shortage of housing across Britain, particularly in London, where demand just keeps on outstripping supply.... Officia...

So not so many runs but it has been holiday season and that's OK because I've done enough... 4 runs in the last 12 days or thereabouts......

I'm not entirely sure of the mechanisms whereby so many of us get addicted to ultra-processed food, but there is an undeniable negative f...

Rachel Reeves has signalled that changes may be coming to the ISA market. The potential change that's grabbed the headlines is potentiall...

Something of a political and diplomatic crisis seems to be emerging over China's bid to build a massive new embassy compound in the centr...

Marks & Spencer recently its own version of the Japanese "sando" – a strawberry cream sandwich that's whetting social media...

I was happy enough with the Labour Party's 'non-win' last July, but they haven't exactly had an easy ride in their first year. The Labour...

I've got to wondering why the markets have reacted with such a breezy attitude to the war in the Middle East. Despite the very possible r...

I rarely fly anywhere, but every time I do I hate having to go into alert mode because of all of the hidden costs and traps of the ticket...

Now I'm spending a little longer time in London these days, I've got my two standard runs sorted out - a local 6K around one park, and th...

A recent report by Bloomberg has found that the price tag of climate disasters in the U.S. totaled almost $1 trillion over the past year ...

Circa 2018 peppered with a 1980s aesthetic.... i headed to Regiate on Weds with the express purpose of spending the entire afternoon in t...

One thing that's occurred to me in relation to my main blog is the possibility of paying someone else to do all of the drudge updating la...

The increasing demand for special educational needs provision is compelling local authorities to buy in services from expensive private p...

We've had a hot few days here in the UK and I am loving it! For me it's been the perfect excuse to get our in the local beer gardens for...

So a new crafting item is now available in the form of wagons and so it is time to do the math! NB while I do have three wagons, I don't ...

UK Tech Equities: A Tale of Promise, Problems and Missed Opportunities The UK's tech sector received a huge endorsement recently when Nvi...

Four million Britons now have takeaway food delivered at least once a week. It would appear that your typical consumer is happy to pay a ...

Labour's proposed overhaul of the UK's pension system consists of a plan to redirect a significant portion of public sector pension funds...

the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is gently pushing the development of mini stock markets intended to enable high-growth start-ups to...

Rachel Reeves's eleventh-hour u-turn on the winter fuel allowance brought to the forefront a question avoided by so many British politici...

You may have seen in the news that a certain crypto millionaire has been charged with the kidnap and torture of an Italian businessman, w...

Really this is just last week's run, the previous weeks was pretty good too if i remember, pretty standard these days and up from a few m...

Apparently it's trending in work-at-home related searches ATM: the practice of body doubling where two people occupy the same digital spa...

So improving the SEO on one's blog may be a thankless task, but THANKFULLY I've wierdly gotten into it over this last week. I feel like i...

The US recently lost its AAA credit rating. This follows similar downgrades by S&P and Fitch, with Moody's finally following suit, an...

Traffic in Hereford City Centre can get really bad around the morning and evening rush hours.... You're looking at 10-15 minutes of crawl...

I mean obvs I love my crypto, but I've got more of a love-hate relationship with Trump administration's relationship with it. My love of ...

I thought I might do a little journaling on Hive this week, just 'cos I'm in the mood and it's Saturday morning and I've got the time, OF...