Until pretty recently, it was possible (and pretty good realpolitik) to say "Mandelson is a bit of a wrong'un, but talented and therefore useful. In fact, his willingness to flirt with the … (View Post)

Narrator's voice: The reason that the other half of the documents wasn't released was not to protect the survivors. (View Post)

Meanwhile, today is Groundhog Day in the United States, as made into a film starring Bill Murray. The tale of an ambitous cynic who gets stuck in a time loop which causes him to believe that his acti… (View Post)

I expect you'll be becoming a podcast host, sir. That's what most of the gentlemen does, sir, that gets sent down for indecent behaviour. (View Post)

Haves and have-yachts. You get more elite, you move into more elite circles, you still don't feel elite. There's no such thing as "enough". It requires a certain kind of bloddy-mi… (View Post)