All of the many things that have been done in London, and you pick London's not-insignificant but supporting role in the industrial revolution? Which is essentially the north's single bigge… (View Post)

What was her subject? I've said before, I think the costs of university for the student are greater than the benefits in most cases. If I was 18 I'd be learning a trade. If I had sons I… (View Post)

I find all opening ceremonies annoying. It's a sports tournament, not a titting-about-fest. And forcing sports commentators to talk about something which is not sport is cruel to both commentato… (View Post)

Someone with ten teeth is decadent. (Terry Pratchett's joke, not mine. But bears repeating.) (View Post)

While we're on fruit, we have about 300 plums on our tree. At least one bough has grown so laden with fruit that the tree can no longer support its weight and it has snapped off ( though I have … (View Post)