"I'm from the government and I'm here to help" It is a rare thing when the state is anything other than malicious, casually indifferent, or incompetent. What does it actually do w… (View Post)

Maybe also historic reasons? ICL was of course a government (Tony Benn) creation in the first place, in a misguided attempt to rival IBM. As usual it took what were some interesting independent compa… (View Post)

Or, for that matter, Oxford... Ha. Though those left behind are victims too. (View Post)

I thought the main reason this happened was that hostel accommodation doesn't tolerate drug use. So if you've got a habit, you have to stay on the street. That's what I have been told … (View Post)

The last flying Vulcan was of course based here in the Flatlands (well, Finningley is actually on a sandy ridge, but anyway). Father in law was keen so we tended to go there if it was flying at a wee… (View Post)