Many jobs are difficult. It doesn't meam we shouldn't try. How wojld you have repelled the Viking invasions? They only wanted sonewhere to live too. (View Post)

And the same point again: LG1983 is a bloke on the internet, SKS is the actual PM making all sorts of decisions quite contrary to the British national interest. One of these is clearly a threat to be… (View Post)

Backing down gracefully in a way which diffuses the argument is a rare skill. I was 18 before I encountered someone who could do it. I remember how impressed I was. One of my daughters mastered this … (View Post)

It makes me slightly sad that greetings cards - Christmas cards, especially - are disappearing. Part of Christmas used to be the cards around the fireplace. I know it was all essentially a waste of p… (View Post)

Not much. But there wasn't such a clear concept of who should be next in that period. It wasn't quite the Polish elected monarchy, but it wasn't far off. If you could stake a claim and… (View Post)