Instead of pissing in its eye, like the HMG has just done to the Greek Government. (View Post)

Quite. It's curious that HYUFD straight away assumes we neither know nor care about the classics, and therefore by implication that we are inferior to posh public school educated Tories. I'… (View Post)

It certainly won't be a friendly nation now. If it were Assyrian stuff I'd be calling it a wedge issue; as it is, the Elgin marbles hardly seem enough for a diplomatic incident. One wonders… (View Post)

More coverage since then. Notably of the nice gallery the Greeks have built. And the wire-brushing story was damaging to the British Museum. Plus other restitutions have taken place. Also, the genera… (View Post)

Oh, does one get to meet interesting people like Pete Marsh in them? (View Post)