I was agog that such a place existed. Still, it was very, very pleasant. The toilets were splendid, I wanted every food item, and they didn't seem to mind us parking for a walk up to see the wat… (View Post)

No, new romantics had come and gone by the time I got there! In my early teens I was largely surrounded by people who dressed in the heavy metal style - clearly there is some sort of uniform/look the… (View Post)

Yes, that's right. In circumstances like these it's often easier to assess the probability of something NOT happening. i.e. the chances of neither being a boy = the chances of 2 girls = 25%… (View Post)

A friend of mine who was a BBC presenter called the result pretty well - on exactly that basis. Most of the 'talent' were firmly Remain, but he also spoke to the other staff - make-up, cant… (View Post)

Yebbut, 40 years ago it would have done. I'm not so much defending my own position as expressing bafflement that values of this have shifted so much in my lifetime without real comment. And in a… (View Post)