Bring back trial by combat. “Pistols for two upon Hyde Park. Breakfast for one at White’s” (View Post)

Years ago, while my wife and I (newly married) were out looking at houses. A very elderly, but sprightly couple were sitting, arguing, on a bench. I reckon they were 90s, minimum. They were arguing a… (View Post)

Every time someone bangs on about their high IQ, I think of LTCM. Which included 2 Nobel laureates - in the field of finance within which they were operating, no less. They hit the wall harder than a… (View Post)

Juries have been a pain in the arse for Governments since forever. See ancient Athens and Rome for some comedies. Cicero murdered people under the form of law, because he was worried they would get o… (View Post)

a Nope - virtually certain that industry representatives are working the political scene. Just as the Leicester garment trade did. (View Post)