I think you’ve got that story from the Adam Curtis documentary on Russia - TraumaZone. As I recall it they didn’t end up scraping good machines, but instead had to buy up scrap from all over town to … (View Post)

Maybe - but surely to god the Conservative Party can’t have another leadership change? At least let Prime Minister Sunak drag it out to an election hammering. For a while the politics of Belgium has … (View Post)

Hmmm the polling detail is interesting. I wonder if in reality the 2019 vote was a bit of an aberration and really turned on a hybrid of “Get Brexit Done” and Johnson v Corbyn. If so, all of those gu… (View Post)

The child/reptile brain in me is so tempted to flag that post…. Must resist the urge. (View Post)

Not very close, from memory. One of my favourite books, in fact, perhaps my favourite, is "Marnie", by Winston Graham (more famous for the excellent Poldark books). I love everything about … (View Post)