How would that make any difference? It is not as if we are deporting people who do understand pub culture. It is more likely a combination of the smoking ban, an end to lunchtime and after-work drink… (View Post)

The Home Office always worries about a summer of riots because hot weather means people go to pubs (pace Leon) get pie-eyed and angry and then riot. (View Post)

No, people refer to Nurse Peggie as Peggie by mistaken equivalence to Beth for Beth Upton because Peggie sounds like Peggy which used to be a common first name derived from Margaret. PBer Cyclefree s… (View Post)

Because the Single Justice Procedure leads to obvious injustices, because barristers and magistrates have called for reforms, and because media bosses can have a pop at the BBC. (View Post)

Some of them already speak French, fwiw. (View Post)