To be fair to the diving commentator lady I think what she was saying was that the Chinese were far too good the British to consider rivalling them. (Agree with the general point though) (View Post)

StY always has his eye on the ball. (View Post)

Evens. (View Post)

It was a disaster. The FO should have foreseen some degree of possible aggression. The RN should have had something like a defence against exocet. The greatest sea-power the world has ever known was … (View Post)

We've chosen, and chosen well, to keep all sorts of things out of politics. Religion is the obvious example, and the policy of 'just get on with it' has worked magnificently for centuries, and I hope… (View Post)