I don’t believe that’s true. No British soldier was shot for ‘cowardice’* in WW2. Plenty were in the Great War for what was most likely combat fatigue. The authorities were, though, very aware that t… (View Post)

Arguably the Battle of Britain was beside the point. The Royal Navy would have decimated any invasion fleet, even with the Luftwaffe ascendant. (View Post)

Almost like the Roman Warm Period now. (Ducks as climate scientists throw rocks in my general direction) (View Post)

In Wiltshire these look like strip lynchets - level bits hacked out of a hillside for cultivation. Big thing down my way. (View Post)

I was musing on this last night in the context of Islamophobia. I think people have a lot more issues with Islam (and muslims in general) because of the coupling of Islam to the state. Islamic countr… (View Post)