It also tells us that they routinely discuss high policy and affairs of State like a bunch of pub boors in their local bar. We might have guessed that much, but now we know for sure. (View Post)

And there was me thinking it was only lawyers who charged a thoudand pounds an hour for thinking time. :wink: (View Post)

You can argue that it is splitting hairs and that given the close control his civil servants would have had over the encounter it was never likely to amount to much more than PR, but at least it ackn… (View Post)

That's an ignorant comment, William. You aren't going to get away with it on PB. There are too many of us on here up to speed with the scandal. Davey has no reason to be be proud of his role in it, b… (View Post)

Oh, I'm perfectly familiar with that sort of narrative. Cockneys use it a lot. 'So I goes down the pub and I sees this geezer...' In moderation it can be quite effective, but I whole book written in … (View Post)