Russia is very happy to see the Hormuz Strait closed. China I suspect would be less happy. (View Post)

Manchester has rather a lot of immigrants too. But, OTTOMH, ten reasons why Manchester is better than Singapore: 1) The weather. Singapore is hot and humid. It doesn't ALWAYS drizzle in Manchest… (View Post)

Perhaps it can be described as 'misconceived', but not offensive. I wouldn't be offended by being offered a chance to meet, say, the Scottish or German or Italian womens' football… (View Post)

Nigel, this is an excellent essay and expresses better than me dozens of thoughts I have been trying to weave together lately. I particularly like: "building healthy cities is currently more imp… (View Post)

If I could give my younger self two pieces of advice, one would concern getting panniers. Such a simple thing to do,and utterly transforms the utility of your bike and the enjoyability of cycling. La… (View Post)