Sir Steven Runciman hated the crusaders, for sacking Constantinople (as you and MD pointed out, an act of self-defeating stupidity). He wrote a very influential denunciation of them. (View Post)

I think the solicitor in question should be the subject of a complaint to the SRA. The will belongs to the Executor(s), not to the solicitor. (View Post)

TBH, I could not care less. The Conservatives, Lib Dems, and Labour are just as full of shit people as Reform are. (View Post)

I doubt it's had any impact upon Scott's life, either. People get worked up online about all sorts of things that don't impact upon them. (View Post)

Running a deficit of 10-11% of GDP indefinitely is not self-financing. That’s the argument made by US Republicans when they say tax cuts are self-financing. Cutting the deficit is essential. The Coal… (View Post)