Brittania RULE the waves, me ol' Tin o' Beans. It's an exhortation, not a statement of truth! (View Post)

Well that's fine, but none of my favourite Tors have parts of their names which are recognisable names. I might give my daughter the middle name Shining (after Shining Tor). It would be insane, … (View Post)

Not unreasonable, but I'd say the mirror image is also true - there's a certain type of British left wing brain chemistry that is triggered by Britain having overseas territories, which Rea… (View Post)

Thanks! If I've achieved nothing else in my 49 years on the planet - and it's arguable that I haven't - I can at least take comfort that I've slightly repopulated the planet (sorr… (View Post)

On schools - we are already seeing this in the UK - and the private school industry was aware that this was coming even before the VAT raid. There are far more school places than there are babies to … (View Post)