I usually cite my grandfather in this context, who was born in 1885 into an era of horses and carts (or shanks's pony, in his case) but lived to watch men walk on the moon. He drove steam locomo… (View Post)

It ought to make her more popular with innocent people than with criminals. Fortunately she has the right opponent to emphasise this. (View Post)

In the 1970s the impetus for renewable energy was the fear that oil would run out. Now it's the fear that oil won't run out. Same solution, diametrically opposite problem. (View Post)

I've been a Mac user for 35 years. Windows has, indirectly, made me a small fortune. I recall the agony of a fellow commuter when he opened his PC to add the finishing touches to an important pr… (View Post)

Cardiff Central after an international, the up-platform heaving with drunken choristers and a dozen stationary carriages, all packed to brim. But no locomotive. So I walked to the front end where it … (View Post)