Putin has gone from evil, but clever and competent, to evil and delusional, at some point. In the past four months, Russia has taken vast casualties, in return for going nowhere. The Europeans are ra… (View Post)

Cardinal Sin and Archbishop Warlock, are the opposite of determinative names. (View Post)

Back then, a piece of cheese and pineapple on a cocktail stick was exotic. (View Post)

A good fishmonger’s is worth its weight in gold. Fish is only worth eating if it’s fresh. We lost F. Berndes in Enfield, five years ago, although Waitrose still does fresh fish. There is a mobile fis… (View Post)

He did, but then lived in peace with his neighbours, and left an ample treasury on his death. (View Post)