From today's Observer: "The “honeytrap” scandal in Westminster brings to mind Bertrand Russell’s observation about democracy having “at least one merit, namely, that a Member of Parliament canno… (View Post)

As Jon Richardson on HIGNFY said (or words to that effect) - "That's the last thing of mine I'd want to show anybody." (View Post)

Really excellent - take a hankie or two! (View Post)

Just reread Robert Graves' KIng Jesus - an excellent alternative account of his life (View Post)

Breakfast when I was young -in the 1950s usually had cornflakes with spoonfuls of sugar sprinkled on -though we also had Bemax wheatgerm on as well. Every grown up had sugar in their tea. Tea was jam… (View Post)