"Wouldn't listen" meaning "wouldn't agree" is one of my rhetorical bugbears. (View Post)

I can confirm Leon's thoughts on Ed Davey, though. I was at a pub quiz last summer. There was a round of visual clues to places in Trafford. A sailing boat for 'Sale', a picture of a p… (View Post)

A billion?! There's only 2 million people in Gaza - that's 500 each. I don't know how long the expiry date is on condoms, but, what, 3 years? This implies the Gazans are having a lot m… (View Post)

Yes, on the face of it, this seems both surprising and good news for the west and for Ukraine. (View Post)

The good news about the Chagos deal is tbat if we can afford £18bn to give away the Chagos, we can certainly afford HS2 and NPR. We're clearly awash with cash. (View Post)