But this is about individuals. It is active discrimination against a set of individuals based on the colour of their skin, their gender and their sexuality. So yes, those white heterosexual males are… (View Post)

Not at all. A stunningly good book and an incredibly moving one. I rate it even higher than I Claudius as the foremost example of the genre. Read it when I was in my late teens and never forgot it. (View Post)

Because of the complete collapse. Though it is fair to say that Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire were way overpriced anyway so it only took a loss of confidence in the main industry to cause the shock. But… (View Post)

It wasn't and isn't virtually exhausted. And it wasn't the Tories who banned new drilling. (View Post)

On the subject of Aberdeen. I am currently staying 3 days a week at the house of a friend (a South African) in the city whilst I work on decomm jobs up there. His house is in one of the nicer parts o… (View Post)