To use the hackneyed phrase, there is, literally "nothing Labour about" reducing the administrative burden on business. Most of that administrative burden comes from trade union victories of the last century. There is no way past this.

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Believe it or not, I actually first wrote a piece about it in the Guardian, 13 years ago, after the very bad floods in Somerset. "Lacking the state musculature required in a crisis, cannot possibly come as a total surprise to a government that has spent its entire time fostering state atrophy."

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The George Inn isn't very far from me, might have to pay them a visit.

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'your pub is going to be put all over the internet now' Probably best advert they have ever had 'do you want a pint in a safe space from fascists?'

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This pub is 10 minutes from me. WE DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MIGRANTS HERE. We do have a problem with idiots who tie flags to lampposts. I suppose this is their "protecting wimmin and children" phase. The George is a great pub! Good beer and a lovely landlady.

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