A 25 year old today has only known of the Queen as an old woman. If her parents were 25 when they had her, *they* were maybe just old enough to remember the Silver Jubilee. Her grandparents were prob… (View Post)

Any excuse for a Yes Minister quote. Bernard: In the service, CMG stands for “Call Me God”. And KCMG for “Kindly Call Me God”. Jim: What does GCMG stand for? Bernard: “God Calls Me God”. (View Post)

So, the Magna Carta thing is a bit of a myth. The thing that became known as Magna Carta was basically a peace treaty drawn up by the Archbish of C. after what amounted to a series of Civil wars betw… (View Post)

That's dreadful! I hope she's fine and recovers from the shock. (View Post)

The *incredibly* stupid thing is that £100/household sounds no worse than £600/household...If and only if noone has offered £600/household first. (View Post)