Brilliant. Like kneeling, then regretting it, then regretting regretting it. It's certainly true that minds can change and we shouldn't fetishise consistency. But it's just very odd be… (View Post)

That, I suspect, is their intention. Lots of overly Manc accents from people whose weekday accent is probably not like that. I am now in a train leaving Manchester. Confusingly, this is also full of … (View Post)

On @Mattw 's comment above - I strongly distrust moral crusades. They tend to lead to courses of action which are at best ill-thought-out (e.g. Live Aid). "Because it's the right thing… (View Post)

If today is a day for avoiding drunk, lairy and potentially belligerent dickheads, I suggest adding Manchester to your itinerary of places to avoid. Full of pillocks in bucket hats and Oasis t-shirts… (View Post)

I wonder if any of his children are female? I hadn't really thought much about Qatar prior to the Qatar football world cup, except inasmuch as it is useful to have a country starting with a Q, e… (View Post)