Quite right. Rod was a seriously heavyweight statistician and psychologist. His participation was a great fillip to the site. Yes, he had a few odd views - that the Stratford man wasn't the author of… (View Post)

Yes, Ishmael told Charles that he knew some of his cousins and they were nowhere near as pompous and name-dropping as he was. Charles took umbrage and departed. (View Post)

I don't think I've seen the British Right so antagonized as it now is over Gary Linekar. This is surely because they saw hatred of immigrants as their final touchstone - the issue they could rely upo… (View Post)

That very question actually appeared in my work's 'pub quiz' a few weeks back. I think I was the only native Brit (on my team) who knew it. (View Post)

I see the BBC is explicitly contrasting Rishi's statesmanship when dealing with M. Macron with Liz's 'friend or foe' tomfoolery. Rishi is a lucky boy - the contrast he can draw with his immediate pre… (View Post)