It went from being famous to being infamous, which wasn't good for business. It had notoriously narrow, hard seats - better suited to Blair's physiology than to Brown's. I'm sure … (View Post)

A chess player took out a cigar and placed it ostentatiously on the table. His opponent, a noted anti-smoker, complained. "He hasn't actually lit it," ruled the tournament director. &q… (View Post)

This is also the reason why Denby Pottery is in deep trouble. Brexit gives us the freedom to protect home industry but we seem determined not to use it. (View Post)

They've been angling for it since the days of Sir James Goldfish. (View Post)

This is the future foreseen by Kurt Vonnegut Jr in Player Piano (1952). Nation states have withered away while megacorps fight endless wars. Most proles are unemployed and living on minimal benefits,… (View Post)