Yes, I was thinking more about his enthusiastic persecution of Catholics, but that too. (View Post)

Five if you include the weird way they pronounce the name of the place - Stooky. You tell me why. (View Post)

'...Hopefully Sir Gavin Williamson is successful in removing the unelected clergy from the Lords.' It would be an extaordinary irony if such a disreputable MP were to succeed with such a pr… (View Post)

Regrettably one has to inform you, Berberon, that Leon is not an example of intelligent life. (View Post)

There is an extremely good episode of In Our Time devoted to the play Lysistrata. I won't try to summarise it here but suffice to say the play seems to have resembled in style and status some of… (View Post)