A barrister friend who works in the area reckons that if Hitler had invaded, he could have recruited a British SS on Canvey Island. (View Post)

WRT (1), I think Kipling’s General Summary is one of the best explanations for human behaviour I’ve ever read. “We are very slightly changed, from the semi-apes that ranged, India’s prehistoric clay…… (View Post)

The Coalition cut anything that mattered, while protecting the things that didn’t. (View Post)

I don't use the Tube much, but I'm coming to the end of a six month driving ban, so I've been using the overground lines a lot. Without a ticket, you'd have to show proof of payme… (View Post)

IMHO, fare-dodging was more common when I was a boy (it was seen as a sport), than now. These days, I reckon I get asked to show my ticket, every third journey. (View Post)