As a friend's mother said, "nice men don't win wars". He was a bastard, when we needed one. His second premiership was a travesty. (View Post)

In Tirana. Have just eaten unweaned kid. Bloody gorgeous. Looking at the blade bone it was teeny tiny. Only feeling slightly guilty. (View Post)

I presume most things, not just light bulbs, are now more efficient. (View Post)

GOD-all-ming with the stress on the first syllable (View Post)

I'm in Tirana tonight. Big east-meets-west place. There's a mosque in Skanderbeg Square and I heard the call to prayer as I walked to the pub. In a traditional restaurant playing Albanian folk music … (View Post)