Labour has improved its Parliamentary tactics very markedly over the last year. Getting a major motion implicitly casting doubt on the PM's integrity through against a Tory majority of 80 (as no… (View Post)

I've not seen it, but I do think there's a general tendency to simplify and play up to viewers' caricatures. Bridgerton is a ridiculous pastiche of Jane Austen, but I know people who t… (View Post)

Good to be back - I've really missed it. Speedy recovery to Mike! (View Post)

My (international) school had a US curriculum so I went through SATS (Scholastic Aptitude Tests) and Pre-SATS the year before, which were as you say intended as training. They were hugely important (… (View Post)

Don't think those work, really: "I take any decision on fines very seriously, and the LOTO will have heard my apology earlier." "I can't comment on hypotheticals, but as I sa… (View Post)