Point of info: Carmarthen by-election (14 July) preceded the World Cup final (30 July) and inspired the England team to try that little bit harder to preserve the union. (View Post)

It has been said that if you can remember the 1960s you weren't really there, and you have just proved the point! There was only one Oz trial - in 1971. The defendants were jailed, and then rele… (View Post)

There is an argument that survival at the top requires 24/7 commitment in terms of lifestyle, training and practice, of which the occasional competitive match only represents a tiny percentage. (View Post)

No-one ever got elected by underpromising and few go on to overdeliver. It's a structural fault with democracy. (View Post)

I believe the usual solution is to retrain ballerinas. (View Post)