A sport as rich as F1 going to one of the world's poorest countries to enrich the elite is the sort of sickening thing I'd expect to see from the current FIA president. Sorry, I mistitled h… (View Post)

On planning: Thanks to Matt, Andy and others who have been updating us with info on the planning changes. But I still fear one thing: this is all about chucking up houses; there's very little ab… (View Post)

A nice little video about The Fairytale of New York. The NYPD did not have a choir. Until now... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFC2V4o2k_Q (View Post)

Actually, I think things in this country work fairly well most of the time. It is just that we notice when things fail much more. (That's not to say things could not be better; I just don't… (View Post)

My instinctual reaction is that it is very different, because the US insurers are not 'rationing care' as much as maximising profits. (View Post)