You really "lunched well" didn´t you? But, please don´t project onto other people what we already know is well known to be true about yourself. Its a bit too classic Trumpian. (View Post)

Petal???? Even for a seedy old roue like yourself that´s unneccessarily patronising.. The Groucho´s Bernard Manning, Ladies and Gentlemen... slightly less dead, but he´s here all week. (View Post)

It takes a very long time to count them all though. I preferred it when it was just Gordon and the count was in Inverurie Academy or the town hall. Declaration closer to 2am than 5.30 like last time. (View Post)

Jonathan Meades On France is a superb dissection of the country. (View Post)

Indeed. There is also the problem that the cycles for the UK and EU are decoupling rapidly. hence UK construction upswing, EU downswing. Getting back in will be like jumping from a trapeze- it needs … (View Post)