Swindon: Britain in microcosm

Is Swindon a nice place to live or is Swindon rough?

Swindon is Britain’s most average town. The conclusion we must draw from this is that Britain is broken, and not worth saving. Once it was proud of its huge railway works. That was closed down and some workers found alternative well-paid manufacturing jobs at Honda. That’s gone too, but never fear – a huge Amazon […]

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Is Swindon, Wiltshire a nice place to live?

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Wootton Bassett… an offence to my name

Is Swindon a nice place to live or is Swindon rough?

I was unfortunate enough to move to Wootton Bassett as a 16 year old. Don’t be fooled by the Tudor library on the high street, or the word “Royal” that has been put in front of the name of this toilet town. A few posters have already commented about the people that represent 99% of […]

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