Mr. Eagles, I think that's an astute observation. I forget his name, unless it was Lucullus, but there was a prominent latter day* Roman leader who might have became the man of the hour but was … (View Post)

Got to say there's a vast yawning chasm regarding Penguin and Oxford and the fifth book of Polybius. The former has 11 pages devoted to it, the latter 80. I'm oddly looking forward to blogg… (View Post)

Mr. G, can't imagine those who donated on the condition of a ring-fenced second referendum fund are thrilled how that turned out. Not pro-separation, of course, but things like that should be ho… (View Post)

F1: post-race ramble, including the quite interesting updated Constructor standings: https://enormo-haddock.blogspot.com/2021/08/hungary-post-race-analysis-2021.html (View Post)

Mr. Sandpit, someone with a large number of genetically engineered superfish? (View Post)