I lived in Pavia for a while and, yes, the mozzies, which I was susceptible to, are terrible, it is a risotto growing area, which gives lots of breeding opportunities for the blighters. And the weath… (View Post)

Had to double check, but, yes, that matches Pavia. The clue is in the tidy up on the front left, which is where the collapsed tower stood. Lots of other chunky red brick churches around the back stre… (View Post)

I think to estimate the Ryder Cup probabilities, I'd start by taking the singles as 12 coin tosses, which with evenly matched golfers is the best you can start with. If America can turn round 3 of th… (View Post)

In regards to Russia, I suspect Boris liked the idea of a supply of potential party money, and so was taking very much a 'two letters' approach to it. That he came down so unambiguously on the Ukrain… (View Post)

It was silly to be so open with so many hurdles still in the way. Quietly back into parliament or wait your turn. Either a terrible campaign or he is setting himself up as some kind of unofficial sta… (View Post)