I disagree with this. For the most part they did make those sacrifices but, as for most people, they bent the rules on occasion. Most people did. Some did not. The bigger issue was the rules themselv… (View Post)

I think its about knowing your brief. I speak about my research and the science of chillies at festivals and I don't need notes to speak for 30-45 minutes. I can see that if you are giving a keynote … (View Post)

Of course one of the silliest things was that you could work in the office all day but as soon as work stopped you could no longer mix. Which was mad. If you weren't infected between 9 and 5, 5-6 pro… (View Post)

And I am sure that you can find many similarly aghast at Mandelson - victims of childhood sexual abuse for instance. The point upthread is that there are serious issues affecting the country yet parl… (View Post)

I agree, but everyone seemed happy to pile in on partygate, which was equally trivial. (View Post)