I struggle to see any ground on which Lammy might face prosecution. (View Post)

It's the income gap in the Roman Empire that's really staggering. Although estimates for GDP per head have to be treated with extreme caution, economic historians do it on the basis of whea… (View Post)

IIRC, Mrs. Bennett and her daughters would inherit £5,000 after Mr. Bennett's death, which is a big reduction from the capital sum that Mr. Bennett had the use of us, but is not nothing. The pro… (View Post)

I've always been fascinated by the coincidence of Wellington and Napoleon being born in the same year, and to similar backgrounds. The Revolution, and subsequent wars, propelled so many minor no… (View Post)

How sad that on a politics site, people should have views that conflict with your own. (View Post)