Coincidentally I have just read Pete Brown’s Clubland book. It covers Manning quite well. Brown initially felt that Manning’s racism was cynical. It was a lucrative niche that he could have all to hi… (View Post)

Hmmm - I remember when my job led me to the Houses of Parliament a lot more often than now. I would often hear the sorts of stories cooked up by Beech. Occasionally in bars like the sports and social… (View Post)

When I was doing a bit of butchery, the paddywhack was a ligament you cut out with the chine bone. Wikipedia appears to suggest I am not totally misremembering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuchal_l… (View Post)

The original comment amused me greatly. To paraphrase “She’s biased against the Prime Minister because she knows him” (View Post)