Older readers may recall that Farmer Tupac derided Scott as Scott'n'Paste. They didn't sing from the same hymn sheet back in the day. Probably do now. I don't use Twitter myself s… (View Post)

I wouldn't bet the farm on a contest that might be decided in the Supreme Court rather than the Electoral College. (View Post)

One of the oddities of the new site is "Mike Smithson's Top Blogs". How did "The Virtual Stoa" (last updated 2017) escape the cull? And as for those online slot sites, I'… (View Post)

I thought it was a surprisingly even-handed cartoon for the Daily Osborne - accurately depicting the dilemma facing Boris and the rest of us. (View Post)

If Dr Johnson had said "A scoundrel's last resort is patriotism" it would have been easier for later generations to understand that he was talking about the behaviour of scoundrels, no… (View Post)