The BBC News headline is a bit odd. "Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99, palace says". It sounds like there is some element of uncertainty about it. Or are they just mindlessly using their prot… (View Post)

Her immediate predecessors were all buried at Windsor so I suspect he will be. (View Post)

Maybe it's "if we email Mike Smithson we get lots of publicity among politically-aware people". I imagine someone at CCHQ has seen this and could take him off the list if they wanted. (View Post)

Yeah but eating a portion of chips is a shit idea if you are diabetic. The only good think in it is the fat. You need to keep your carbs at a moderate, constant level. (View Post)

As a comparison, I wonder what the risks are associated with ibuprofen or paracetamol? People are happy to take them even when entirely unnecessary, eg to treat the common cold. (View Post)