It is indeed an English parliament in a number of respects. Education is another biggie. But I struggle to see how a devolved English parliament is the answer to this. 5/6 of the the population and t… (View Post)

The saddest was maybe Des Lynam, who had literally nobody turn up - this was not long after he'd left his short stint at Countdown. He was on the cusp of National-Treasuredom, but fell away at t… (View Post)

In a past life I used to arrange book signings. The fact is, novelists (with a few exceptions, such as Terry Pratchett) tend to attract very few punters compared to celebs and sport stars. I remember… (View Post)

Because it’s the World Cup and therefore free-to-air TV, more places will show it beyond the usual football pubs. However there’s a pub called the Two Sportsmen which isn’t quite as horrible as the s… (View Post)

Quoth the judge: “that’s tortilla lesson” (View Post)