I really don't think England have been dreadful this series. There have been some poor decisions by England batsmen and some impenetrative patches in the field - but overall I'd give Englan… (View Post)

I think that's right. I know where's cheapest in my locality (Asda) - so if I have the luxury of planning a refuel in advance, that's where I'll go, at some point when I'm pa… (View Post)

What we do to get the lumpen proletariat on board is what the grown-ups have been doing for about 20 years i.e. gradually making the non-oil offer better and cheaper than the oil offer. I'd say … (View Post)

Note for the context of the USA it is the children of immigrant households, not of ethnic minority households. There are an awful lot of immigrants to the USA (like @rcs1000 and @Gardenwalker ) who d… (View Post)

8 year olds tend not to be awash with non-cash options! (View Post)