If someone lunged at me in the park, shouting, screaming and threatening violence, I'd be entitled to call the police. But if they do so via the agency of their dog I'm expected to smile sweetly and … (View Post)

A recent social development I've observed: young thirty-ish couples, apparently bright and well educated, running bijou cafés in tourist towns. This always strikes me as being a sad waste of talent, … (View Post)

NATO would prefer Russia to lose after a long war rather than a short one. Putin seems willing to oblige. (View Post)

It was the helicopter crash while trying to rescue the hostages. If they'd pulled it off Carter would have walked it. (View Post)

We sold our London house in 1994 for £140k and bought our semi-rural cottage for £150k. Current valuations would be about £1.5m and £650k respectively. Whatever the govt proposes, the underlying valu… (View Post)