Lovely word, "flensing". I used to have a boss who liked to say "smite" or "smote" just for the sound of the thing. (View Post)

Recommendation. If you ever get the chance to see/hear Vassily Petrenko conduct Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, drop everything and go. Last night he (and his orchestra - the RPO) blew the roof o… (View Post)

I wonder if Sarwar was triggered by being blind-sided when Ian Murray was replaced by Douglas Alexander as Scotland Secretary. Even so, he should have resisted. How on earth are Labour going to manag… (View Post)

Probably anxious to avoid the CCTV being switched off. (View Post)

Report on the BBC about some of the victims of the ayatollahs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v248xkl5o The best and the brightest murdered by a truly appalling regime. Incidentally, this sor… (View Post)