There is a story in the Dundee Courier that frankly makes you despair. They latched onto it because the Police were fined £66k for breaching the right to privacy of an officer who claimed she had bee… (View Post)

I do recall that Yes Minister once let on that the whole point of our nuclear defence was to take on the French in a foreign office that was still somewhat dominated by the Napoleonic wars in its thi… (View Post)

I was thinking exactly the same thing in the context of @rkrkrk's observations about the aircraft carriers. At the moment we spread our available spend too thinly and we need to be more selectiv… (View Post)

Yes, it is going to be far more difficult to wean ourselves off US dependency than the likes of Davey is willing to admit. But no, I don't accept that there is no going back. It needs to be a cl… (View Post)

Superb snippet in the Craigie Column in the Courier yesterday: A wife sends a romantic message to her husband. "If you are sleeping send me your dreams. If you are laughing send me your smile. I… (View Post)