R at 1.03 for 20/11 vs 13/11. I think the progressive chill in the air will put another 0.05 on R, but there are straws in the wind the next few days will send R lower, so we may end up in the same p… (View Post)

Very sad. I'm afraid it was going to happen at some point. The Channel does appear to be less challenging than the Med, where the fatality rate was around 2 people per 100 attempting the crossin… (View Post)

In Italy, one of the ways I improved my language was with the odd film, generally with my flatmates. We tend to think as foreign cinema as all art house, all Bertolucci and Il Postino and La Dolce Vi… (View Post)

Late in the day to be on-topic, but it's a fascinating chart this one. That 14 of the first 15 turnovers were to none of the above parties. That list of Labour and Conservative turnovers: Dudley… (View Post)

I think in a day of significant Boris embarrassing, the change from fake bonhomie with Yvette Cooper to barely being able to look Caroline Nokes in the eye or acknowledge who she was as she quizzed h… (View Post)