An extract from Charles Moore's Thatcher biography; 'Later that summer, Mrs Thatcher’s public hostilities with Delors resumed. The casus belli was the general growth of Brussels’ power. Delors...
Last month's thread is here. November has struck, and we're already finding floods in the grounds of AB Towers. How is the wet weather affecting your garden and allotments? It's not doing us any good!...
She says he had sex with her three times, he says he’s never even met her....though there is a famous photo showing them together. None of us were present (I assume) but which of them does your...
He has pledged to reduce unskilled immigration as, he says, it puts a strain on public services and holds down wages. Surely this will appeal to traditional Labour voters won't it? Particularly in...
This is a genuine question. Why? I just don't get it. The Jewish people, throughout history, have been persecuted - a friend of mind lives in the Kazimierz part of Krakow and I visit him a couple of...
https://www.vividmaps.com/2016/12/the-great-scone-map-of-united-kingdom.html As a distraction from Brexit, I thought I'd check how you pronounce SCONE. Do you pronounce it so it rhymes with GONE, or...
I bought a puzzler magazine today. Did a quiz type crossword. I think they made a mistake. Clue. Which former southern English country ( yes that's what was printed) had Winchester as its countytown?...
I lost my watch at a party once. An hour later I saw some guy stepping on it while he was harassing some woman. Infuriated, I immediately went over, and punched him on his nose!. No one does that to a...
Played a daft game this afternoon, we had fun :-) Anyhoo, name an actor with a cat name, some we came up with were: Catalie Portman Diane Kitten Will Feral Film/Book was The Great Catsby Politician...
I noticed recently that my rear passenger door was full of water! as i was driving i could hear it sloshing around - but for a little while i just thought it was a container of liquid i had in the car...
The cowardice of put current PM apparently knows no bounds. From the BBC website: Johnson cancels event due to protest Alex Forsyth Political correspondent Boris Johnson has pulled out of a planned...