West Midlands tradespeople are a different breed. Hard grafters, the lot of us.

People ask why I went self-employed in Stoke-on-Trent. Control over my diary, no office politics, and I earn more.

Just installed a three-phase supply in a Stoke-on-Trent workshop. Proper sparky work, loved it.

Wet Monday morning in Stoke-on-Trent but the kettle's on and the van's loaded. Crack on.

Van stocked, coffee in hand, first job in Stoke-on-Trent at 8am. Let's have it.

End of a long week in Stoke-on-Trent. Five jobs completed, zero callbacks. That's the standard.

Consumer unit upgrade in Stoke-on-Trent. Old fuse box had no RCD protection at all. Please get yours checked.

EICR inspection in Stoke-on-Trent today — found a live wire dangling behind a socket. Whoever did that should hand back their tools.

$0.99 a year. Less than a sausage roll from the Stoke-on-Trent Greggs. And I'm not the product.

Hot take: City & Guilds should be valued the same as a degree. A good electrician is worth their weight in gold.