I remember reading a lot about balance of payments when studying C20th British politics. Did that basically cease to be an issue when the pound was allowed to float?

Ruined my morning

Stephen, stop talking about my mother

So the acronym should really be DsG

I don’t think this is right. Trusts of land need to be in writing - section 53(1)(b) of the Law of Property Act 1925.

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‘Wannabe’ doing a lot of heavy lifting in this post

When I was in that position 17 (!) years ago, my parents got me a (cheap student) Economist subscription. Really helped me broaden my world view. Advice still solid I think!

And the weakness of a certain type of liberal is the inability to understand how anyone could find Boris/Farage likeable. Certainly true in my case - I can see it with Farage but never understand the Boris appeal. Clearly missing something though

What happened in 1958?

Bloody 0-9 year olds sponging off the state

Yeah, the assisted dying stuff was the straw which broke the camel’s back for me. It was a difficult issue where I was trying to work out what I thought and suddenly I realised X was only giving me a fraction of the range of views out there

Many irritating features here but in particular the claim that it involves ‘listing the property privately’. Huh? Their service is literally providing a platform to market your property to other members of the public.

Ironically, you might be trying to run too fast. You could try a MAF training plan - basically a block of a few months doing runs at what feels like a painfully slow pace, using HR as a guide. Over time your aerobic capacity will improve and you can add back the speed