Of course it's about economics try telling that to the various trades whose day rates had been undercut,making their income a fair bit less ,london labour rates in general are down to the mid 90s levels

I am improving without any line dancing but going on holiday abroad. I am afraid the fact you are only on letter A of the “Boys Own Annual of The World” after so many years will mean it will be quite sometime before you reach my actual holiday spot. If I had known your study of the topic was so slow I may have gone to a country beginning with A but not Albania like you suggested or Afghanistan which is another country beginning with A.

What about Antigua that’s a long way away you know and yes I have been but not to Barbuda. I have also been to Aruba and America which is technically North America so don’t bother rushing to your book collection.

Bloody hell SP, I fear that you may be turning into a left wing version of Portillo, it's not Bradshaw's guide in your pocket, is it ?

A Bradshaw now that’s a blast from the past, it was considered indispensable to Sherlock Holmes.

You've not taken to wearing pastel shades and visiting far flung places on the train then ?

No it never really appealed to me not a pastels type of person I suppose.