Careful, Mr. Jessop. Being critical of public healthcare in the UK might get you a fatwa. I'm glad your son was ok, but (though I said it flippantly) it's a serious problem for the country … (View Post)

Good morning, everyone. A persistent problem with polling is that a percentage for/against something indicates breadth of a view but not really depth (and that might be something even the individuals… (View Post)

Mr. Tyndall, indeed. I once had a remarkably civilised disagreement with a stranger on Twitter who subscribed to your view. (View Post)

Mr. Carnyx, I think so. Didn't take long for London etc to become ghost towns. There was a rival settlement outside London (Lundenwic, maybe?) that was prosperous but when the Vikings showed up … (View Post)

Mr. Borough, thanks. Polybius is one of my favourite writers, partly due to the subject matter and partly because he usually does a good job of being pretty impartial. Plus the Second Punic War was w… (View Post)