We can but hope. (View Post)

IIRC when a resigning PM formally tenders his resignation by returning his seals of office to the Queen, he is supposed to advise her who he thinks is most likely to command the confidence of the Hou… (View Post)

Interesting. I'm not sure that you could say Justice was grandfathered in, as it replaced what had been the Lord Chancellor's Department and only in 2007. Defence is more complex: the current departm… (View Post)

It was the Cambridge Latin course for me. "Caecilius est pater." It was surprisingly moving actually seeing Caecilius's domus in Pompeii. (View Post)

In what way were gas, water and electric “shit” under public ownership? You turned on the light switch, the lights came on, similarly gas and water. The cost was reasonable: maybe some privatized sup… (View Post)