Would the rate not collapse if we rsn a balanced budget? Ultimate safe country. Or is even a solvent UK a dodgy option given global conditions. I had a chat to some academics at Strathclyde, other un… (View Post)

Currently cycle touring and it’s glorious weather. Factor 50 streaming into my eyes. Curlews and lapwings and hares and lambs and possibly a short-eared owl earlier on. Hordes of retirees doing the s… (View Post)

Where to start with that. Aren’t half the ships in the world registered in Liberia/Panama? My pal is currently on a ship halfway across the Atlantic in a ship owned by the Greeks , registered in the … (View Post)

The only reason you have death by dangerous driving is because juries refused to convict on standard crimes like gross negligence manslaughter/culpable homicide. Both of these charges are available f… (View Post)

He got Downing Street “the result” quickly and efficiently - Mandelson as ambassador. He also played it by the book and will now probably get a massive payout because he was the only scapegoat availa… (View Post)