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Somewhat ironic that someone who has demonstrably failed to manage the Home Office feels they are so well-placed to criticise the BBC. Living in glass houses... And now using her/their position to threaten the BBC, especially, news, not to do anything which might upset the government.

Another opportunity for a massive screw-up of a government computer system, for VIP "tendering", cost overruns greater than GDPs of many countries, and on and on: Patel unveils digital visa to help ‘count people entering and leaving UK’ US-style electronic travel authorisation will...

Ah! but there is a concession in the UK - 50% off. I was wondering about France and Ireland. :)

Do they have any exemption for a blind person living on their own? (Obviously, if they live with non-blind, then there is an argument the non-blind need to pay.)

He came over as distasteful at the time. He did a series of short films where he was travelling round in a some sort of vehicle with a mattress in the back. And regularly made lewd statements implying he was shafting girls everywhere he went. I think we were supposed to be amused.

I see Johnson is delighted with the Diana/BBC/Bashir issue. Much better to spout on that than the rise in R number and worrying Indian variant.

As I read it, maybe. But if all it does is assemble, and probably only for UK sales, maybe not as important as is being shouted. After all, people like Musk are manipulators. How much will the we taxpayers end up paying for him to come here? And how much will we get out of the whole shebang?

Even number 10 has had to admit failings of test and trace re Indian variant.

I hope we don't. We are stuck with the legacy of Thatcher's wars in the Falklands and against "drugs". Nonetheless, the ability to transport large quantities of heavy goods, safely, is a vital part of defence. Rail was able to do that. Indeed, munitions storage facilities even have their own...

Often appears that despite their classical educations, the tories have no idea of history. Ancient or more recent. The changes between huge numbers of separately owned and operated railway companies, loads of mergers and takeovers - and company failures, through to grouping, were pretty much...

How many years since a previous government can you blame all the ills of the world on them? Justin Madders (Lab) asks Johnson if he has a plan to fix social care. “Yes,” says Johnson. He says Labour failed to address this when they were in power. “This government is going to tackle it,” he...

Missing the obvious answer to those not getting vaccinated - to this and everything else. Free Beer! If you have been fully vaccinated. (Obviously doesn't work very well for those who don't consume alcohol.)

Government appears in a mess over the Australia deal. Can't read myself but the FT has the story: https://www.ft.com/content/8c5f7a0c-6be8-42be-b2de-fe721dc08701

Say what you mean... Nurse who cared for Boris Johnson resigns over ‘lack of respect’ for NHS workers Jenny McGee, who kept vigil by PM’s bedside when he was sick with Covid, derides government’s handling of pandemic...

Can you buy any sort of converter that would take, say, Freeview signals and output VHF 405 or UHF 625? (With or without Ceefax, colour and stereo.) I'm thinking about people who might wish to play about with old equipment rather than seriously watch programs.

It has been widely reported - certainly on the health forums I inhabit at times. Starting from very early in the year (if not last year - even before approval). I have seen lots of people say they want one rather than the other - on specious grounds. Some sort of vague "I've heard that ..."

Interesting, indeed, but wouldn't it in some ways be better to be reverting to hemp ropes (etc.) in order to avoid plastic pollution in all its forms?

Let us hope that antibody response, as measured, is a good measure of effectiveness - short and long-term. :) Also, I'd like to know how antibody responses relate to side effects, if at all. Overall there appears to be some truth in the claim that many who had AZ had worse side effects from...

Get a CRT TV from Asda with their free three year warranty. And take it back a few days before three years is up because it no longer works. Save cost of TV for three years and product insurance. (It genuinely stopped working. No manipulation needed. Just as affordable flat screen machines...

One pretty obvious policy doesn't a manifesto make - but definitely better than not having such a policy: Labour and TUC call for ‘fire and rehire’ ban as part of new work vision