The original Frost radio plays are worth finding if you can. Very different to the TV versions. And if it leads you into the peculiar world of R. D. Wingfield then all the better. Some really crackin… (View Post)

But we need to be an 'AI Superpower'. Maybe the two are linked? As a more serious aside - I've still no idea why they aren't looking to legalise and tax the heck out of cannabis. … (View Post)

It's surprising that 20-30 years of underfunding, under-reforming, can lead to simplistic revoking of nearly a millennia of tradition. Maybe not that surprising. Now that I think about it. (View Post)

Aside from proper reform of local taxation. Is there (no laughing at the back there) a reason they don't just revalue the bands every 3-5 years based on sale values? The data is, surely, 'o… (View Post)

Tangential due to the glittering prize - but I rewatched "The Glittering Prizes" recently. Tom Conti's speech ep3 or 4 is still an amazing bit of writing and delivery. https://en.wikip… (View Post)