And Wilson was apparently a keen Huddersfield Town fan. Although IIRC, according to Dominic Sandbrook, in early 1966 the fact that England were due to host the world cup that year came as something o… (View Post)

It's what you have to ask for when someone rather grandly offers you a choice of teas. Why someone would willingly choose Earl Grey 'tea' will remain forever beyond me. (View Post)

BBC weather forecasting is now astonishingly bad. My understanding is that they've fallen out with the Met Office - who provide pretty accurate forecasts - and draw their forecasts now from some… (View Post)

Ah, just seen: Falmouth. Nice. On pets: I kind of get your ambivalence to them. We've basically only got cats out of some vague feeling that having pets is part of childhood - I'm not sure … (View Post)

Well it depends. If there is a Dem in the wings who can beat Trump, it's in the country's interests for him to step down. But if stepping down leads to Kamala as the nominee, it's in t… (View Post)