The place of my appointment does not appear on the provider's website! (View Post)

All the best buildings are in London. Bridges, however, are more evenly spread around: Tyne; Forth; Tower; Severn. Still nothing for Manchester, mind. (View Post)

Which is odd given sailors' reputation for clean-living and sobriety when in port. (View Post)

John Profumo was Minister for War and possessor of a large and active willy. Like Boris, he had been a member of the Bullingdon Club at Oxford. Did a lot of charity work after politics. (View Post)

Our whole system is based on ministers not being specialists. Mrs Thatcher was not actually driving the tank in that famous picture. Chancellors do not need to have more than the most basic grasp of … (View Post)