Er, true. Still, there are 180 nations at last count, so if we win every 90 years we're beating the odds. Sort of. (View Post)

I'm always polite but I'll make an exception if I see someone coughing and not wearing a mask on a crowded train/Tube. He's a selfish git and I'll tell him so. Doubt if I'll … (View Post)

Yes, how come we got to be the home side for both semi-final and final? Unfortunately there's not much to be done about random people booing - play both anthems very loudly over the loudspeakers… (View Post)

Yes - nearly all polls are now, I think? Not sure about the inherent bias, though - online probably also biases to younger age groups. But the mixed polling results suggest that it depends how you as… (View Post)

a) was a political commitment that never had majority public support - throughout the crisis, people have surprised pundits by being both more cautious personally than expected and more in favour of … (View Post)