Selebian, I grew up in such a tin-shed in Hackney Wick. It was warm, dry, comfortable and had a fridge and a bath, luxuries that were indeed rare in the neighbourhood at that time. It also had a larg… (View Post)

Ah, bit like Ireland then, until....erm, fairly recently. (View Post)

Yes, I've found much the same. By the way, the Eurocentric view of World History is remedied by reading Peter Frankopan's 'The Silk Road' which makes you appreciate how recent and… (View Post)

Why so? The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was once quite a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth (View Post)

Shouldn't it be the Afro-Caribbean Rod? [Other Rods are available on request.] (View Post)