13/14 is one of those attritional added crapnesses to everyday life that I'm stuck with. If you've got a pushchair/bike/wheelchair/big suitcase - good luck. (View Post)

Rishi being shit at politics is no longer a surprise. And the f*cking Elgin f*cking Marbles, seriously. He’ll be banging on about the apes on Gibraltar or something next. To the bin, to the sea, ASAP… (View Post)

Does anyone *really* give a f*ck about the Elgin Marbles, in anything more than the gammony ‘getting one over Johnny Greek’ sense? The BM has demonstrated that it is certainly not a safe place to sto… (View Post)

I’ve got the incense ready to keep the flat screen running. (View Post)

A fair bit is linked to Empire, some is linked to language. We're a trading nation, an outward looking nation. We also have a relatively good track record of making people English, Scottish or w… (View Post)