Patten was still on his way up in 1992. He reached the pinnacle of achievement as Chancellor of the University of Oxford. There have only been four in the last 91 years. PMs are a dime a dozen. (View Post)

Foreign female soloists (Janice Ian, Judy Collins, Nico...) and, faute de mieux, home-grown female soloists (Sandy Denny, Marianne Faithful, Mary Hopkins...) have always been popular with gentlemen f… (View Post)

Water is very convenient for a shower but does anyone actually drink the stuff? (View Post)

That massive lump of rock is populated by friendly aliens who've come to help us sort out our problems. It would be a pity if we settled our differences in order to blow it up. Have I seen this movie… (View Post)

I wish I could remember where I've put my I-Spy Guide to International Number Plates. There are still one or two I've yet to clock on the M40 and both ISR and ISL may be among them. (View Post)