I've idly wondered what the various cliques that revolve around the Kremlin think about all this. "Well, ok - the money is still coming in and we're creaming Y%, so whatever.". Bu… (View Post)

My favourite time to visit Venice is the depths of Winter. No tourists to speak of - but breathtakingly pretty. Lead-black canals and brutal, eye-watering light. (View Post)

No match for Combustible Edison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustible_Edison Their 'Carnival of Souls' is still a regular listen of mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STwDhzqMhDw An… (View Post)

Say what you like about this new government, but they've set up the thought police pretty damn sharpish. A bit of efficiency at last! (View Post)

R4's PM programme tonight made a bit of a point of reading out the names of people who had already appeared in court after the disturbances. And specifically which of them had cried when they we… (View Post)