I wouldn't say I've failed, ony that I've not succeeded yet. My oldest is only 15, the other two younger. We'll see where we are in 3, 5 and 8 years' time. (View Post)

Weather chat: as an indication of how dry the early summer has been, look at this: only two 'no results' in the southern division of the t20, and none at all in the north: https://www.bbc.c… (View Post)

Well: 1: oldest child is pretty bright and considering medicine (specifically, child psychiatry). Medicine strikes me as a good career, and she seems to me likely to succeed, and there doesn't s… (View Post)

Just on my way back from Sheffield. I had a nice time, but I can't give one of my cheery reports of a lovely spot of the North of England. The city cenrre is on its arse. It seems dominated by v… (View Post)

Democracy's great, but there's only so much influence, realistically, an individual vote can have on who the government is. Our system is to a large extent one of viting against the party o… (View Post)