Three reasons: 1. Britain is small: a bog-standard inter city service will get you between almost all the main population centres in a fairly reasonable time (if you're lucky enough to pick a da… (View Post)

That's them under house arrest until next Easter then. As we know from last Winter's experience, once politicians embark on the path of lockdowns they really struggle to let them go. The na… (View Post)

Obscure factoid: I have discovered by chance that the British peerage includes amongst its number the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield. This is not a typo. The history of how the Earldom of Mansfield … (View Post)

A relief if true. I'm under 50 but was very much hoping to get mine anyway, on the grounds of being someone who lives with an extremely vulnerable person and ought therefore to be in cohort six … (View Post)

I agree. I also think that Charles, much to the dismay of republicans, will turn out to be a successful king - but that he won't share his mother's desire to hang on to the job for life. As… (View Post)