But there was still strong interest at the turn of the '70s. The Jumbo had only just come out, and almost 20 airlines wanted them, from Iran to the USA. Most of those orders were cancelled strai… (View Post)

Something quite fairy-tale amusing, and parable-like, about this story. The hubris of the rich man and his giant toy, and the pride of the villagefolk and their little bridge. (View Post)

The Crispin Odeys, the William and Jacob Rees-Moggs, even the Sir Jim Ratcliffes, Britain's richest person. Also the Lord Rothermeres and Rupert Murdochs, equally globally financially mobile as … (View Post)

Indeed. A Norway-style bill would have passed, relatively, easily, but would never have saved her political skin, and so hence it wasn't offered. She was in a minor league of opportuniism compar… (View Post)

There are several other establishments, as kinabalu has mentioned. The dinner at Lord Leach's house where various people with internationally mobile money ended supporting Brexit, and actually c… (View Post)