TBF there is one field where one *has* to go back to Linnaeus 1758 (etc, depending on the organism) - biological taxonomy, where one had to pay attention to previous authors dealing with the species … (View Post)

So Herr Head of the Chief Office of Construction Speer gets five stars on PB, then. Not so much, the happy clappy wing of the C of E. But it might have escaped notice that humanism, and quite a few r… (View Post)

Yes, but GWR, LNER, SR or LMS? (View Post)

That's a new one to me in the euphemism line. I look forward to someone on PB using it. Very learned humour. (View Post)

The Edinburgh New Towns were built on much that principle, complete with strict planning laws and specs for standards and style of building. Yo could also build others elsewhere if they passed the pl… (View Post)