Someone's 'aving a laugh. Dave's reading from the Gospel according to St. John at the Blessed Margaret's funeral will include the following admission: In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it we… (View Post)

An odd target for you, ar. Joan Bakewell is after all the "thinking man's crumpet" and a true Cheshire cat. "Prim" and "rose" are two words one wouldn't naturally associ… (View Post)

Fantastic handling of the 'Ding Dong' scandal by the BBC. It deserves our respect and their reward. When the rest of the BBC is privatised in Cameron's second term, I predict Radio 1 will be retained… (View Post)

If the BBC were an honourable organisation, which it is not, it would play an understated and placatory piece of music instead of "Ding, Dong". I rather have this piece with voiceover in mi… (View Post)

But MacDivvie, the SNP, with a few notable exceptions, our very own James Kelly being one, are really just Thatcherites in kilts. The Scottish Tory party hasn't disappeared. It has merely moved with … (View Post)