MTG to NASA. We need someone in charge there who can deal with the Jewish Space Laser menace. (View Post)

I think the other way round. The Church wasn't necessary for marriage in medieval times, indeed it was possible to marry in pub or even bed. https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/love-and… (View Post)

Distablishing the Church of England seems to me a bit like abolishing the Monarchy. A waste of government time and effort to get rid of something that a minority prize and a majority ignore. Both are… (View Post)

Interesting piece here on the effect of 100% agricultural relief when it came in in 1992: (View Post)

It reminds me of an old joke from school: Q: antidisestablishmentarianism is a very long word, how do you spell it? A: IT We had to make our own fun in the Seventies. (View Post)