I wonder if there's something in the Anglosphere psyche that struggles with projects done for the collective good. Projects like HS2 inevitably mean that some people will be disadvantaged, even thoug… (View Post)

Yes, I've always disliked Clarkson and found his climate change denial particularly irritating. But I've never considered that the political views of a motoring journalist / comedian would be grounds… (View Post)

And the word dinghy is itself a recent immigrant from Hindi. (View Post)

He said "on", not "when" :-) (View Post)

Is that another of these euphemisms prevalent in military circles? Dare I google it? (View Post)