Yes, obviously the Scots speak English. Ilk is an English word, which comes from Anglo-Saxon. It's not a Scottish word by origin. It's the particular usage that is Scots. (View Post)

Of course, this is the kind of thing we are liable to end up with if we try to enforce a "right not to be offended", which can really only mean the right of the majority to silence views th… (View Post)

It doesn't even teach people to cite their sources, apparently. Still less to express any proper scepticism or reservation about sweeping and implausible claims. (View Post)

My contact with the septuagenarian world has told me recently: (1) Boris is great (2) Boris should quit (3) Boris shouldn't have quit (3) Liz Truss is great and (4) King Charles is great. (View Post)

The BBC tried to have a live conversation about it yesterday and ended up talking about the weather. (View Post)