It was never intended to bulldoze Crackley Woods (unlike ye olde Kenilworth-Berkswell line which cuts right through). A swathe has been dug through Broadwells Wood further north with a massive amount… (View Post)

Unlike ordinary, decent criminals such as burglars, drug dealers or speeding motorists, sex offenders are required to sign a Register, often forever. This implicitly recognises the notion that they a… (View Post)

They could start by getting rid of low-value coins like 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p. I'm old enough to remember pre-decimal pennies grinding a hole in my pocket, even though eighteen of them would buy a … (View Post)

The thing I find really irritating about that quote is the phrase 'then-Chancellor'. Will knappers please stop doing this in the context of ancient history? As a fairly well-informed reader… (View Post)

...ring trousers that hardly reach his ankles. (View Post)