We did Edward Thomas for O-level. Luckily word came through from the other two English classes that their teachers were 99 per cent sure that Adlestrop would be the poem that came up on the paper. Th… (View Post)

Free childcare for families earning £200,000 is perhaps the equivalent of WFA for millionaire pensioners' winter cruises. (View Post)

Yes, from what has been leaked, rumoured and reported, there is nothing in the vetting that was not already known to anyone who read newspapers. For Starmer to blame the blob or even rely on the proc… (View Post)

There is a lot in America as well and this increase in disruptive passengers on flights, as well as reports of worse driving and more mental health issues, that makes me believe Covid has messed up p… (View Post)

It is a shame Charles left (or was hounded off the site, depending on your point of view). Regardless of political opinions he was one of PB's great namedroppers. If anyone was in the news:- Cha… (View Post)