In my dark days as an aspiring hack I penned a word or three for Haymarket and they always paid generously and on time. I can't be the only one. This may explain why Lord Heseltine has always en… (View Post)

Lunch today in Arden (borders): fresh-baked focaccia (£1), brie (20p), gruyère (30p) and tomatoes (£0, yanked ruthlessly from the greenhouse before their feet hit the ground). It's hard to recal… (View Post)

Will there ever be a USB-D and how would it come about? (View Post)

ISTR they were 7/6 per dog in 1964 and the Wilson government didn't bother to raise it. Under Heath they were still 37.5p and impossible to enforce. I'm surprised they lasted two whole term… (View Post)

I'm guessing it comes from the same root as Saxon, cognate with the Welsh Saeswn. (View Post)