My father was, in the mid 80s, Provost Marshal Navy (basically Chief Constable of the Royal Navy). Included in that post was the role of post-nuclear war military governor for south central England (… (View Post)

Menai Bridge when he was Prince of Wales QM was Tay Bridge, Philip was Forth Bridge. (View Post)

I totally agree with you that it isn't for every individual or every business - but for some it's been fantastic. Within my own family, my brother (who is a manager), told me this week he g… (View Post)

Sorry, you're correct and that's my fault. My original piece was May to August, but because of delays in me getting it to TSE, I offered some updated figures including the by-elections in S… (View Post)

4000 is _very_impressive. I've known a lot of people who say they've got 'thousands of books', and when I go around... not quite so many. I'm probably going to be around 80-9… (View Post)