Clitheroe is indeed a fine town - I'm sure Dixiedean was only joshing. My delight in leaving it in a northerly direction is because only one train a week does this. And I was on it! Anyway, happ… (View Post)

And now my train has just left Clitheroe station, heading north. Possibly only @Sunilpranasan will umderstand how excited I am by this. (View Post)

Off thread: as I telegraphed yesterday, with 48 hours free of parental duties, I'm off on an adventure in the North of England: I'm going to cycle across the Pennines (well, up to a point).… (View Post)

FPT, snip In characteriatic pb.com fashion, I'm going to pick up on the third or fourth most important point in the post: I am utterly fascinated by the demographic impact on Russia (and indeed … (View Post)

I suspect, given JKR's background, much of her leftiness was informed by feminism. If she finds the party has moved away from feminism, it's no surprise she no longer feels she can support … (View Post)