OTOH she is the head of state not the little old lady from down the end of the road. Speculation of this kind is, I'm afraid, inevitable - although it would be much less prevalent if she had don… (View Post)

"Three arrested under Terrorism Act" is now the main story on the BBC News website. Presumably more to follow on TV later this evening? (View Post)

Theoretically, about 5am so ready for the main TV breakfast programmes. In practice, it would be utterly astonishing if they'd both tried and succeeded in keeping the death of the monarch under … (View Post)

All very true. Though FWIW the people making arguments about the dignity of work do tend to be those (e.g. Parliamentarians) for whom work is both lucrative and interesting. If they had to spend 40 h… (View Post)

If you are in a job which suits you, is satisfying, where you like the people you work with and that pays you enough to live comfortably - as is the case with me, I'm glad to say - then you'… (View Post)