It did generate money, on a considerable scale, through its use of landed estates which were developed using their own resources of labour (yes, monks) to support economic activity including substant… (View Post)

Bullshit. As if they started this weekend. (View Post)

The point of universities, contrary to popular belief, was that they were institutions where you could discuss anything at all. Hence the name. They were originally founded to allow free and frank di… (View Post)

He has to meet him from time to time, surely, as he's his deputy. I mean you can't run a country without talking to your second in command from time to...oh, sorry, the 'mad Russian cz… (View Post)

Bollox. (View Post)