Yes, ridiculous. If I was a Newsnight correspondent and had to say something about a country that I didn't know, I'd bloody well look it up - "[country] opinion poll" on Wikipedia… (View Post)

Sainsbury petrol station (one of the two main ones in Godalming) completely ran out tonight and closed down. On this occasion I don't especially blame the Government (apart from failing strategi… (View Post)

FWIW my landlady's cleaner says that she had to queue for 45 minutes for petrol today - presumably just people reacting to the headlines and, as Mike said on the last thread, rationally panic-bu… (View Post)

That feels about right - it's the rough and ready way that democracies work, by budding problems being highlighted by screaming headlines and noisy pressure groups and special interests. It'… (View Post)

In our class-ridden society I can't help noticing that about half my Sainsbury delivery drivers are older people (mostly but not all men) speaking in well-educated accents. I've chatted to … (View Post)