In my thrill-seeking youth I went to see Kasparov v Korchnoi at the Great Eastern Hotel. Paid £5 at the door, found a seat, settled down and waited for action. After two minutes the players stood up,… (View Post)

Here in rural England every curtain-twitching, punishment-freak wears a mask at every opportunity and stares daggers at anyone who fails to. They are, of course, all natural Conservatives (of the aut… (View Post)

A low IQ can occasionally work to one's advantage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59206825 (View Post)

Like David Steel he's gone from Boy Wonder to Elder Statesman with nothing in between. (View Post)

I do hope so. He could become Lord Patterson, thereby replicating the Peter Carington/Lord Carrington anomaly of four decades ago and bringing comfort to those who can never quite get his name right. (View Post)