Yes, it was at the point I realised that I elected to call it a night! Though I have always been supportive of old people enjoying themselves (like Gove) - so feel no particular shame in it. Someone … (View Post)

I'm less sceptical. There's an awful lot of Englamd which survives from 1000 years ago, and a not-negligible amount which survives from the Anglo-Saxon era. It's not that much of a str… (View Post)

Completely off thread, but completely out of character, I have spent the evening at a karaoke bar. It was tremendous fun. Not like a pub with karaoke - where, basically, the karaoke is there to irrit… (View Post)

Seems a waste of a weekend, no? (View Post)

Interesting about the lack of sea level rises though. Where is all the water from melting glaciers going? More water vapour in the atmosphere? More vegetation? (View Post)