One presumes that God will know his own (View Post)

One sad thing is that decorative window structure etc are even easier/cheaper these days than in Victorian/Edwardian times. We still have molds from those days - used to make replacements for the cas… (View Post)

During the anti-slavery patrols on the coast of Africa, the RN realised that seized ships, sold at auction were being bought by slavers. The sales funded the prize money for the RN crews. With Victor… (View Post)

What makes this pathetic is that problems with vibration and noise have been an issue with all armoured vehicles since Little Willie. Testing a given design for them is something that has been done f… (View Post)

“I want growth. But I don’t want anyone to build more of anything anywhere near me. Or, indeed, anywhere.” Followed by “why is there no growth? Why are evil Private Equity outfits only interested in … (View Post)