Oh, he's definitely useful, David! Root has longevity on his side though, and the fact he's done it just about everywhere (apart from Australia, and that will be put right soon. :) ) (View Post)

:) You remind me of the opening lines of the speech given by the late John Prescott at the first Labour Party Conference after Blair had swept to power: 'Comrades....New Comrades. We are gathere… (View Post)

Naturally. Who could possibly think otherwise? (View Post)

It will come as quite a shock to locals to find themselves living under a democracy. (View Post)

One reason I liked him so much is that he really didn't give a shit what people thought about him. He also had a mordant wit. When asked by a breathless US journalist after winning the Washingto… (View Post)