Yes, I'm pretty much where you both are on that. Society has got a bit like some of the churches - apparently obsessed with sexual and gender issues. I'm in favour of protecting anyone vuln… (View Post)

Welcome back, CHB, we've missed you. (View Post)

Yes, great piece, Cyclefree. I must admit I've never read Vanity Fair (still time...) but I did enjoy the BBC series released as one of that glorious run of classic productions in the 70s (like … (View Post)

Thanks for the evocative description, Cookie. I've got to know Cornwall a bit as my very elderly uncle is in a care home in Hayle, near St Ives, and as it's a trek to visit him I've ta… (View Post)

Based on my brief experience of Job Centres, they are perfectly polite but require extensive documentation of everything, with no leeway given for any deviation or doubt. People who they judge are pr… (View Post)