The politicisation of the union flag is to be regretted. I really hope it doesn't go the same way as the saltire. Reticence and understatement are classic British traits. It's ironic that so many of … (View Post)

Succinctly put and hard to disagree with. The Greens and Reform are the Yin and Yang of our contemporary immersion into delusory political waters. Hopefully we might resurface at some point. (View Post)

"For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law" (View Post)

I believe when it was built, Ely was surrounded by water. Imagine approaching it in medieval times. The cathedral mirrored by its own reflection. Must have been stupendous. (View Post)

I've (only) read it twice, so far. It's a pretty cold-eyed look at how people operate, and how the world works. And how sheer ambition can get you to the top regardless of apparently disabling charac… (View Post)