Harris will be the third president in a row to be a one-term president who ranks in the bottom quintile of presidents overall, and who is there largely because her opponent is so dreadful. Still, I&#… (View Post)

On telly - I've just set about watching "Going Straight" - the follow up to Porridge. Surprisingly, it's just as good. Interesting bit of late 1970s social history - themes like i… (View Post)

Perfectly happy to have a difference of philosophy, though I'm not sure where I draw the line. Fella with a gun he's pointing at someone with every indication he may shoot? I'm perfect… (View Post)

Yes, but the point is why? On seaside towns: I was in De Haan, Belgium, on Monday. It's fucking lovely*. I realised I had formed a stereotype in my head of what seaside towns are like: straight … (View Post)

I'm saying no. I dislike uninsured drivers as much as the next man. And once upon a time I might have gone for this. But covid changed my mind. The way the state and the police abused their powe… (View Post)