Yes, quite nice, although I'm unsure of the practicality. As an aside, Mrs J has apparently had four passport colours in her life: Turkish blue, Turkish diplomatic red, Turkish civil service green, a… (View Post)

Off-topic: Just got my passport renewed, and am glad to see that, like all my old passports, it's a nice burgundy colour. At least I'll get another ten years with that pleasant colour before idiots c… (View Post)

The US are claiming that their one airstrike took out 20% of Syria's operational aircraft: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39561102 Russia claim they hit only 6 MIG-23s. Even if the Russi… (View Post)

How would I have changed HS2, if I was dictator and cost, ground conditions and politics were no problem: I would have had Birmingham on the main route instead of a branch, with an underground throug… (View Post)

Off-topic: Whoever decided that the owners of the Dartford Crossing should be allowed to use their new tollgateless system should be hung, drawn and quartered. It's terrible. Awful. Dire. (Insert exp… (View Post)