I'm still puzzled - good or bad - why it was Friday at almost 6pm on Downing Street. Wouldn't it have felt more gravitas as a statement in commons with a concrete, legislative proposal? As … (View Post)

Brian Blessed (for it is he) is a big canal proponent. I HEARD HIM on R4 a while back being VERY ENTHUSED about them. God bless the man. (View Post)

Dave Prowse once stayed at a local hotel when I wur a boy. I refused to believe he was Darth Vader. And the girl in my class who's parents ran the hotel brought me a signed photo of Prowse and V… (View Post)

I remember reading an account of a conversation between him and Donald Dewar. George: But Donald, why do people take such an instant dislike to me?! Donald: (sighing) George... it just saves time (View Post)

Once in a while I get asked by the little scanner tap-to-pay machine to physically put my card in and type my pin in. Always assumed it was a semi-random security thing. Or I'm being skimmed by … (View Post)