Serious mode on. I thought what Ed Davey did during the election campaign was interesting and effective. Make a prat of yourself every day, usually with some kind of point if you looked hard enough, … (View Post)

An academic colleague of mine firmly believes that Callaghan actually said "Crisis? What crisis?". When I pointed out to him that this was a newspaper headline and not what had been said he… (View Post)

Related story from a Mech Eng academic I know. Company x makes parts for car manufacturers and has been making them for Japanese companies for yonks. Tenders for Ford. Ford are outraged as the parts … (View Post)

At some point you have to ask how much money does a person really need? (View Post)

Too simplistic. Great differences between the series within the two broad categories. For instance Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi had superb, timeless episodes, whereas anything that Chris Chibnall wro… (View Post)