"The Moskva did not sink. It was actually promoted because of its great achievements, and it is now proudly serving as a submarine!" (View Post)

On the BBC news someone said it couldn't be published for a few weeks due to some longstanding rules about the civil service not doing anything that could influence 'politics' in the w… (View Post)

Well, they kept Boris's visit to Kyiv quiet.. Not _everything_ leaks from No.10 it seems. https://twitter.com/UkrEmbLondon/status/1512791528607031303 (View Post)

The only reason I know anything about my history is because a _brilliant_ primary 4/5 teacher would take her lunch breaks and read and talk about history with interested pupils. 100s, 1000s of years … (View Post)

That does sound lovely. And I'm glad to read that your shaking off the lurgy. During the first lockdowns I'd walk to a local-ish park every day and sit for an hour just watching the world g… (View Post)