I've thought a little about this and have come to a bit of an uninformed notion. In Robert Caro's Years of Lyndon Johnson, he talks about the deceptive fecundity of the Hill Country for the… (View Post)

Indeed, as soon as Goering uttered the magic words, 'What about-', Maxwell Fyfe banged his gavel and there appeared Harry Truman in dock, clad in a prison jumpsuit. A bit tongue in cheek, b… (View Post)

I think references to meeting 'the cake bar' are a bit over egged. I don't think the Met's decision set a precedent as to how Durham police have to behave. Durham police might ver… (View Post)

Very interesting. A gathering, reasonably necessary for work purposes, is intended to occur and food ordered. The food is late. Is it reasonable to expect, with delicious curry imminent, that people … (View Post)

I agree with all of this (providing exoneration). I'm going to have to have a deep dive on the rules at the time. But a working dinner, with or without alcohol, do not a party make, regardless o… (View Post)