It was standard practice, once upon a time, for the aristocracy. Pay off the girl and she'd keep quiet; now she takes the money and still talks. (View Post)

My favourite Douglas Adams anecdote concerns an Essex Creative Writing Group, not far from Brentwood, who were discussing their Winter programme. An elderly lady, new to the Group, offered her nephew… (View Post)

Can I, as a man, put my head above the parapet and say that I totally agree with you. For me sex is a two-way experience of enjoyment. Or at least ought to be! (View Post)

Morning all!!! The odd (to are anyway) feature of this is that back in the 1960's & 70's, the Conservatives were (mostly at any rate) extremely enthusiastic about joining the Common Mar… (View Post)

In the 70's we had things called Industrial; Training Boards. Employers were levied, depending on size, BUT rewarded if they encouraged employees to attend training courses, not necessarily appr… (View Post)