On a whim I listened to Times Radio this morning for an hour and was briefly transported back to the glory days of the Today programme with Brian Redhead and Libby Purves: two witty, well-informed pr… (View Post)

Furthermore, taking an order, delivering the food and clearing the plates is actually the core function of a restaurant - not an optional extra for which a gratuity might be appropriate. And why shou… (View Post)

"Make America Florider" has already been achieved. (View Post)

Ave atque vale (in the words of Catullus). (View Post)

1821 was the best, what with the Queen Consort banging on the Abbey Door demanding (unsuccessfully) to be let in. Subsequent iterations have been comparatively boring. (View Post)