I rather liked Luang Prabang, though we slept through the main attraction. The Buddhist monks turn out en masse at 06:30 every morning in an orgy of drum-assisted pan-handling. Apparently dollars are… (View Post)

Mrs S. receives a generous allowance of Oxycodone (Chateau Sackler) for osteoarthritis and I sometimes wonder if it might be a suitable aperitif after a hard day doing nothing, but Rioja always wins … (View Post)

Geopolitics should be regarded as a branch of geology rather than geography and in James Hutton's renowned words there's "No vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end". The la… (View Post)

It would be a considerable help to Zahawi if Stephan Shakespeare and Peter Kellner can issue a statement backing up his recollection about the founding of YouGov and the allocation of equity to Zahaw… (View Post)

The idea that 'Oriental' is offensive in the USA is complete and utter bullshit. Point Google Maps at Seattle (for example) and type the O-word into the search field. Lo and behold we have … (View Post)