The Beatles certainly didn't lack it. They stopped at exactly the right time for them and probably for their music. As a group they ceased to exist in 1971 and went on to have extremely successf… (View Post)

Witout in any way excusing the atrocious performances of Johnson and Trump, it was interesting how the incumbents at the time of the pandemic found themselves trying to deal with the situation with t… (View Post)

All of mine - Ash, beech, Oak and Sycamore - are largely still in leaf. The only ones that have had large scale defoliation so far are the Horse Chestnuts. I am very much hoping the high winds stay d… (View Post)

I don't think it is descending into farce at all. Indeed I think the only reason for getting that impression is that it is trying to examine one of the biggest and most tragic farces of the mode… (View Post)

Comletely OT but I would just like to point out that Amol Rajan is far and away the best presenter of University Challenge in the history of the programme. Better even than good old Bamber Gascoigne.… (View Post)