Has any topic in history united the posters of PB more than this one? I see them strolling on to the pitch and je suis Maggie Thatcher. (View Post)

Thing is, journalists are journalists because they are good at writing prose. And, at least in traditional journalism, good at hunting down a story. They’re not in the job because they’re subject mat… (View Post)

Yes, very patchy. Switzerland was one of the early implementers and I was in a queue for 2 hours at the airport as a result. Missed a meeting. But my family were first exposed to EES last week at San… (View Post)

I am now in a rented Buron on the top of the Aubrac plateau. Very wildly beautiful. Just the sound of cattle bells, crickets and wind. Like renting a highland Croft, but on Dartmoor. After another 3 … (View Post)

I’m in France again at the moment, and just had lunch in Toulouse. For reasons I can’t quite put my finger on, France seems in the grip of a period of Anglophilia. Not just the friendly vibes in the … (View Post)