Evil as they are they are still fighting terrorists who are holding hostages (if they are even still alive). What’s stopping Hamas from ending this? (View Post)

The chart of who was on duty when X baby died is the key bit of 'statistics'. Its gestation is important - which babies were included and excluded changed over time. (View Post)

An early form of the process state, right there. (View Post)

Dominic Sandbrook makes the point about Britain that it was the First Nation to industrialise and in the 60’s and 70’s became the first to deindustrialise too. It stood out from other western nations… (View Post)

Insisting on the use of railway station is like a Reform policy. Its redolent of a forgotten era - Miss Marple perhaps, gently upbraiding Inspector Slack "No, Inspector, the Railway Station"… (View Post)