Yes, there is a way of calculating disproportionality and 2015 was slightly worse than 2005, mainly because of how UKIP failed to get seats despite their vote share. If you just look at the top 3 par… (View Post)

Today I finished reading The Road, by Corrmac McCarthy I have put this off for a long time. I knew something of the storyline, and I wasn't sure how well I could manage it, so I needed to be sure I w… (View Post)

The Royal Navy used to have a version of the Beaufort Scale that included not just speeds of the various winds and descriptions of their environmental effects, but also actions to be taken by the shi… (View Post)

The shop is well known for its bookshop dogs, so Essie (pictured) will be taking up that mantle. But she is also for scale. (View Post)

Some of you may remember that a few months back I asked on here for some advice about buying a bookshop. Well, it's been a longer journey than I expected, but as of today, I am the owner and propriet… (View Post)