I opined that unions shouldn't try and control wages, instead wages should be agreed individually between the employer and the employee. Equally, employers shouldn't club together in cartels to control wages either. Dave disagreed and said to me, 'have you never heard of the Tolpuddle Martyrs?'. I had heard of …

I bought Silent Running off of Ebay a few days ago, and watched it on Sunday. The protagonist wasn't a laid-back hippy, he was a militant environmentalist. Of course he was wrong to murder those people. We don't know the political system he was living under, but if it was …

Are these your gloves?

Someone left them at my house.

I was listening to Marcus Brigstocke on the Now Show and he mentioned the Libel Reform campaign. I'd like to see the libel laws abolished, never mind reformed. As far as I can see they're a way for rich people to prevent freedom of speech. The veracity of people's writing …

For those patient souls following the Bath Half Marathon train debacle, here's the reply from the DfT:

Dear Mr Locke

Thanks you for your enquiry about your journey between Bradford on Avon and Bath Spa. I have forwarded your email to the Franchise manager for First Great Western, who ill …

You may remember that I wrote to the Office Of Rail Regulation, asking them to fine First Great Western for the shortage of carriages to take people to the Bath Half Marathon. Here's their reply:

Dear Mr Locke

Thank you for your email of 7 March about the 10:09 …

To his credit, Trevor Carbin has responded to my previous comments. Here is our dialogue in full:

1. A five-year programme to insulate every school and hospital.

Me: I believe that a decision like this is for each school or hospital individually, not something that should be dictated by central government …

I bought some Speedo Essentials goggles and went swimming. They let in water, they were uncomfortable, they were wack. I took them back to the shop and exchanged them for Speedo Futura Ice PLUS goggles, which are the same as I used to have.

The Futura Ices don't let water …

Then remove the existing subsidies, don't add new ones!

With this and your recent comments on Feed in Tarrifs I think I know what the problem is with your opinions: You keep thinking about things as if we were starting from an ideal place. But we're not.

Green help for homeowners and public institutions would only be unfair if …