A mad gamble. Look at the USA for chrissakes. (View Post)

All true, but there was a 41 year gap. A generation needs to elapse before you should seriously revisit a massive constitutional change sanctioned by a referendum. Same goes for ScotIndy. (View Post)

Nearby Dunstanburgh Castle (a pictureque ruin) and Lindisfarne Castle (Lutyens restoration) also worth a look. Go inland and your faced with Alnwick, of course. And then there's Warkworth. A very cas… (View Post)

Flying a Ukrainian flag is "sectional"? Well, we wouldn't wish to upset the Putinists would we? (View Post)

Thought these lines on economic performance very enlightening. Had little idea there had been such a divergence between Europe and the US. It seems rising prosperity is no protection from political b… (View Post)