In the 1982 Football WC, of course - which was the first one after it was expanded from 16 to 24 - the top 2 from each group qualified, and those 12 qualifiers went to four groups of 3. England got k… (View Post)

A few thoughts - let's see where this leads: The reason Labour kept losing was that people really wanted to give SKS a kicking. That, more than anything else, explains the local election results… (View Post)

Work has issued a WFH-if-you-want-to edict. I have come in to the office because a) I can cycle in, which, surprisingly, isn't an unpleasant commute - you get a wind in your face - and b) I can … (View Post)

My Dad used to have a gas powered fridge. He remembers getting it converted from town gas to north sea gas. (View Post)

Vaguely on-topic - I have just seen the following on fb from Alistair Carmichael (I've no idea why the algorithm thought I should follow him, but I'm interested nonetheless) - it may be rel… (View Post)