There's also the simple practical thing that the Solent adds a meaningful bit of hassle and expense to the trip. But yes, it's mostly "go to France and clocks go forward an hour, go to… (View Post)

Of course not. I get the politics, I get the tummies being tickled (mostly those of those whose direct experience of the workplace ended some time ago), but it is, as my avatar put it, fucking mental. (View Post)

Banned for abusing our host's hospitality, rather than for right-wingery, surely? I wouldn't want to draw a line between the kind of dickery that causes people to abuse hospitality and the … (View Post)

It's what happens when you Stop The Bats. (View Post)

Not quite every accusation is a confession, but more of them are than by chance. See also "protecting our girls" thugs. (View Post)