Yes, and of course the Entente Cordiale. The war was enormously popular with the public at the outset. Populists take note. (View Post)

I'd have settled for less corrupt and incompetent. They are certainly the former, and probably the latter too , but it's still early days. Give it another twelve years or so and I'll l… (View Post)

The last wicketkeeper who didn't bat at all that I can remember being selected for England was Keith Andrews, although I think Bob Taylor might also qualify. Jim Parks is the first wk I saw who … (View Post)

This may be true Alan, but in which respects does this differ from their predecessors? (View Post)

Are you aware that's a paraphrase of a Kissinger observation? He made it in connection with University politics which were so bitter because they were so unimportant. (View Post)