Chamberlain knew perfectly well he couldn't trust Hitler. He - possibly wrongly, but reasonably - believed the German war machine was miles ahead of where it was. He hoped to buy himself 18 mont… (View Post)

We did it two years ago - Hull-Rotterdam - prior to a holiday in the low countries. It was brilliant - leaving the country via Hull is so delightfully straightforward, like slipping out the back door… (View Post)

#competition: 1: 20 2: 6 3: 64 4: 26 5: Reform; 14 6: 11 7: 9 8: Sir Keir Starmer 9: No 10: £138bn 11: 1.6 12: Argentina Thanks Ben! (View Post)

That's a singular fact to have to your fingertips. I'm guessing it might therefore also be your birthday, or perhaps that of someone you know well. If the former, happy birthday to you! (View Post)

It's not obvious to me that they will unite (I wouldn't say reunite, because much of Ref was never Tory). Mergers of parties don't seem common. They might, but there is no inevitabilit… (View Post)