I preferred Byronic: mad, bad and dangerous to know. (View Post)

Fifty years ago the Left used to fantasise about storming 'the commanding heights' of the economy. That would have been coal mining, steel making and ship building. (View Post)

Required to sit in the co-pilot's seat of a small seaplane a few years ago as my companions were even more scared than I was. On our approach the pilot aimed for a convenient landmark - a massive tow… (View Post)

There's a suggestion on this side of the pond that parents should have an additional vote for each of their children. Your comment neatly encapsulates why this would be a nightmare to administer. (View Post)

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 locomotives… (View Post)