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)

Mr. Dickson, unless the next election has an interesting result, there's only one theoretical coalition partner for Labour. Unfortunately for them, it's one that wants to end the UK. And if… (View Post)