That ties in with another Old Colonial trick from Malaya - wash your hands if you are feeling hot, particularly your wrists. There's more accessible blood supply there, and if your wrists are re… (View Post)

I think it's also worth pointing out that it would be impossible to get as much as a cigarette paper between the Government's Ukraine policy and that of any other political party in Westmin… (View Post)

As a matter of curiosity, are we allowed to quote, mock, enlist, criticise or praise Napoleon yet? OK, he's French, I know, but is he a Great Liberator or Appalling European Tyrant for Parliamen… (View Post)

If it's any consolation, I once canvassed an old boy in the 1980s who wouldn't vote for the Liberals because, and I quote, "They were responsible for the First World War"! (View Post)

The anonymity and impersonal nature of justice should be one of its strengths. It's one of the reasons I have concerns about Restorative Justice generally, and today's idea about constantly… (View Post)