I don't nomally watch a film for the actors. An actor is a tool, the director is the artist, and a much better guide to whether a film will be to your taste or not (I accept this is only partly … (View Post)

There is a perpetual trope among left wing posters on pb that pb ia dominated by angry righties*. It really isn't. You know what most people here think: just scan through the posts and do a quic… (View Post)

Nico - where you might be going wrong is that fuel duty in the UK is, I think, x pence per litre, rather than x% of the retail price. If it were the latter, prices would rise by the same proportion, … (View Post)

I share David's expectations of a poor outcome but it is conceivable that some of what Leon hopes for does indeed happen. The Iranian I know is pessimistic, but it is worth noting also that ther… (View Post)

Weirdly, Fibber Magee's has opened a branch in my home suburb in an old branch of Greggs. (View Post)