Was idly flicking through my old copy of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (a break from PB) and was rather taken aback when I came across this: William Norman Ewer (1885-1976) How odd Of G… (View Post)

Also bear in mind the following about Iran: 1. The Palestinians are Arab Sunnis. The Iranians are Persian Shias. The Ayatollahs don't really care about them and won't take any risks for them. 2. The … (View Post)

Despite Inspector Montalbano? Blimey. (View Post)

That's a useful, if minor, point. It certainly applies to Scotland which possibly helps to explain a bit why the Tory vote appears to be holding up north of the border. Boris was definitely a drag in… (View Post)

Peter Ziehan quite persuasive on this - there will not be an escalation, as there is no-one to escalate. Look at the possible actors who are close to the action. Egypt. Nope. No interest whatever. Si… (View Post)