The British boffin does often come up with outstanding ideas. When they work the boffin moves to the states. Surely we can just try to get the basics right. Napoleonic era warships spent years at sea… (View Post)

Benn was a great politician. I'm a Tory. I have many of his books, and I value them. (View Post)

I agree entirely. However the country does need a government brave enough to make really harsh decisions. We simply spend too much and unwisely. I don't imagine that anyone would argue too much … (View Post)

John Healey is also the worst Healey at defence. Doing worse than a man whose wikipedia entry says 'He was best known for his economising, liquidating most of Britain's military role outsid… (View Post)

Cumbernauld is of course defined in Liff as the feeling that you get when you stretch and are too old for it. Edits: (or should be) And Shipley - 'The sort of girl sailors find attractive' (View Post)