A completely unconnected story about another author: once we had Jilly Cooper - sadly now gone - at our bookshop for an event. At no point during her visit did we consider which of our booksellers co… (View Post)

From your bookselling correspondent: David Walliams is, shall we say, 'well known' in the publishing and bookselling industry. If anything goes to court, there'll be some interesting d… (View Post)

Back when I was a councillor, there was a pensioner resident in my ward who regularly appeared in the papers because of legal actions the council took against him. The reports were always phrased in … (View Post)

Filibusters happen in the Senate, not the House. And the problem the Reps have is that their majority is NOT very loyal - they are riven with factions. Plus, the majority is tiny so they can't a… (View Post)

If the car is oncoming - and on a one way street - then pretty much it's the car making the collision happen. FWIW, I whatsapped my wife (retired traffic police sergeant, now coroner's offi… (View Post)