In urban areas people most people are within walking distance of their primary school. Parents who drive and drop their children at school do not do so out of physical laziness, as people often assum… (View Post)

Yes, although the narrative nowadays seems to be that bad stuff was done ONLY by the British, and Hitler. (View Post)

I've had a quick google and can't find it, and I'm too busy to persevere - but there is a very good photo somewhere of Dam Square Amsterdam in about 1967. It was basically a massive ca… (View Post)

Good question. Off the top of my head, they would be: WW2 End of the Roman Empire - 1066. (Very difficult this one as so much is unknown, but if it were possible to teach it I'd include it.) The… (View Post)

My house is conveniently close for the school run. So in the case of extremely inconsiderate parking it is an easy job to pop home, write a quick post-it note and slap it on the offending windscreen.… (View Post)