Suppose the current SA/Eng Test was 4 days - it would have been a bore draw. Instead with 5 days it's a cracking match with an almost certain result. It is surely blindingly obvious that a huge … (View Post)

This site is wonderful - when the history books are written re how close Corbyn came to becoming PM I wonder if they'll say "he went odds on in-running"? They should say it - it's… (View Post)

Answer to Quiz on previous thread: Q: Three surnames to cover every US GE 1952 to 2004, EXCEPT ONE. @rcs1000 got the 3rd name (Dole). Nobody got the missing year. Answer: Nixon, Dole, Bush. Only GE m… (View Post)

I think that's right. There seems to have been an enormous amount of misinformed comment about this - eg LBC went on for hours about Bercow not getting a Peerage in the New Years Honours List. I… (View Post)

It's unthinkable that Ken Clarke wouldn't get a Peerage - other than Prime Ministers he's surely just about the most eminent politician of recent decades. Of course recent PMs haven�… (View Post)