Eh? There was a perfectly good Swindon before the GWR. Been there. Old Swindon, it's called now. The only reason there isn't a pre-Brunel town hall is that the councillors met in the pub. h… (View Post)

I know it's fun to blame the victim, but how on earth was a clash inevitable that particular year when *Westminster* didn't have a fixed date, as you yourself say? Or [edit] indeed any year… (View Post)

Depends on the terms of his contract with them. As ever. (View Post)

My father had seatbelts fitted to the family car by 1965 at the latest and insisted on their use. (View Post)

FPT: because Westminster chose to clash in the first place, when it knew that Holyrood's dates were already established. (View Post)