When I passed my driving test, I never actually stopped at any give-way lines. Of course, what the examiner praised as making good progress – the best he'd seen, apparently – was actually me com… (View Post)

Conservative governments closed literally hundreds of courts since 2010. That (as well as the Covid pandemic) is why there is a backlog of criminal trials. Limiting trial by jury will do nothing to s… (View Post)

I imagine Hitchens will be silently applauded by every English teacher in the land for his invocation of great poetry. (View Post)

By coincidence, ITV (at least here) has just shown this road safety advert:- TFL (Transport For London) - Speeding Kills (2023, UK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXtERKL544Y (View Post)

OT It has been an hour or more so I can officially declare my 5½ hour nosebleed over. Three boxes of Kleenex, a ruined polo shirt and a patch of carpet were notable casualties. It is funny how such t… (View Post)