What's wrong with good old-fashioned Anglo-Saxon names like Athelstan or Wulfrith? (View Post)

I think this is another question where context matters. I'm convinced by Eabhal's answer. If your wife is talking to people while on holiday in the Mediterranean - then she's from Engl… (View Post)

I think that, in part, the professional politicians are filling a gap left by a wider change in society. The rise of meritocracy means that those at the top of society believe they are there on merit… (View Post)

It would be illegal for HMRC to comment publicly on a private individual's tax affairs, unless those tax affairs were the subject of a court case, and so entered the public domain. So they are u… (View Post)

I'm not Bart, but it's a different context, so it can't possibly be the gotcha you want it to be. And certainly some people might argue it was very low compared to what was possible an… (View Post)