Yes, of course. "Officially", if it means anything, means de jure rather than de facto. "Acting" means de facto, not de jure. (View Post)

Along those lines, it's perhaps worth bearing in mind Nostradamus's prophecy (Century 13, quatrain 105). A rough translation from the early-modern French would be: "When two fair-haire… (View Post)

Probably something along the lines of: Wilde: Sir, you are drunk! Churchill: Sir, you are a homosexual! Wilde: If you were my husband, I would take it. Churchill: You will, Oscar, you will ... (View Post)

> @IanB2 said: > That YouGov poll certainly seems to have put the wind up our PB Tories. Even the usually reasonable ones are spouting some desperate nonsense tonight. Wait till they find out Y… (View Post)

Surely Johnson's USP is that everyone refers to him by his first name. To avoid misunderstanding, I'm not making a joke. (View Post)