Have we resolved the existence or otherwise of God and the nature of any afterlife yet? It'd be pretty useful to get to a clear conclusion on these points, but I can't be bothered scrolling… (View Post)

An amazing story. He had no intention of taking part, and had simply been enjoying a hot bath in a nearby ski lodge after a heavy evening on the mulled wine. Turns out the bath tub had been poorly se… (View Post)

Oh, get a grip you ridiculous bed-wetter. We are a country that ditched a PM during a world war not once but twice. PMs don't get a pass just because foreign affairs issues are going on (as they… (View Post)

A slightly odd analogy, in that Mackay wasn't portrayed in Porridge as being a particularly effective prison officer and indeed often his abrasiveness caused trouble for him and the prison autho… (View Post)

Your avalanche analogy is right. I forget who it was who said, about bankruptcy, that it "happens very gradually, then very suddenly". My reading is that is what is happening here. It will … (View Post)