Point of order: we get about six hours of national mourning, after which viewers start to ring up the BBC complaining about EastEnders being replaced by Nick Witchell. (View Post)

Some employers will be forced to give rises because they calculate it's the best way to stop skilled workers handing in their notices and going elsewhere; others will plead poverty and dig their… (View Post)

They're exiled from the Firm, and the succession is secure. The monarchy only starts to get into serious bother if William's whole family meets with an unfortunate accident, which is why I … (View Post)

In the event that The Queen cannot undertake her official duties as Sovereign on a temporary basis due to illness or absence abroad, two or more Counsellors of State are appointed by Letters Patent t… (View Post)

Some bunch of barbarians chopped off the northern third of Northumbria in the 10th century. They still haven't given it back. :smiley: (View Post)