Global financial crisis - not Brown's fault. Running a massive defecit in the years leading up to the GFC because he thought he had abilished boom and bust - Brown's fault. Also selling off… (View Post)

I did not know that! My daughter is doing DofE tomorrow in that neck of the woods - I'd rather the Dark Peak wasn't on fire, frankly. (View Post)

Your faith in FIFA officialdom is greater than mine! (View Post)

You and I are having the same conversation in parallel Jim! Whereabouts in the north are you? I've been thinking about what distinguished the south from the north, and had a similar thought: eve… (View Post)

Betting post: England appear to be favourites to qualify from their semi-final with Argentina tomorrow. This is madness, surely? Argentina are not only very good but will cheat, they will get away wi… (View Post)