'Amazing' isn't necessarily a positive expression, mind. (View Post)

It wasn't the army that was unbeatable. But, largely, the navy - plus allying with as many others as possible. (View Post)

The award is, nevertheless, important, because the Tories themselves put so much stress on the honours system (see PB passim). Those of us who espouse the views of R. Burns [edit! too early ,,,,] (A … (View Post)

Bit ambiguous, no doubt inadvertently, that Biden reference! And it'd be a lot more news if the chap was kept out of court because ... Sunday Post is basically a sanitised NoW with cartoons but … (View Post)

And there is also, of course, the bit about central government imposing requirements and costs in the first place ... (View Post)