Agree. But until those same cities make public transport viable for us, we will be entering the city in our car.

On a day when work is particularly tricky....
Happy Christmas Jumper Day!

Andy, human equivalent about 90. Not quite gets the hang of blankets yet. Does ok until a van parks nearby.

Hiding professional hat for a while and...

Before I launch into peeves and politics, here's the before mentioned geriatric lurcher. Best guess 13+ (street rescue many moons ago), heart condition, didn't get the memo.

Hi everyone so I'm Inger, immigration adviser for many grey hairs worth of years, these days in-house at Freedom from Torture. Single mum to this cracker who is 15 and bosses life with cerebral palsy, also to geriatric but still bonkers lurcher. I get worked up about immigration and carers issues.