All our detective TV shows are po-faced and serious, with teams of detectives hunting serial killers, terrorists, etc. Where's the detective show that follows the detectives who get the doss cas… (View Post)

Use of a scapegoat is often derided as being unedifying victimisation, but perhaps there's something in it. (View Post)

Nuclear weapons - not much use in an aggressive war, but would prevent you from being invaded. That seems perfectly logical and consistent. (View Post)

Oh come. You and I both know that, without the brothel action, the piece wouldn't have been published by the Spectator at all. (View Post)

I think the piece is rude and ill-judged, and it's the sort of thing that creates a climate that intimidates women and dissuades them from playing an active role in public life. But Britain is a… (View Post)