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I don't think it's wise (or fair) to use words like fascism over such trivialities. It trivialises actual fascism, and makes the dogma of fascism seem more acceptable to those inclined to try it. If you tell the world "don't vote for conscription and/or public service, because then you will be...

Would you stop peddling this particular rumour if it turned out that there are no Euro matches on that date? As for the university one :rolleyes:

If you could remind yourself who the Labour candidate was in Rochdale last by-election, or for that matter some of the other Tory and Labour candidates who have been chucked out of Parliament you might realise that not being able to vet candidates isn't confined to Reform. One reason why people...

You may be confusing Morecambe with Fleetwood. No trams across the bay, I'm afraid.

Surely any tablet would do it. Or you can still get MP3 players that don't have fancy screens or internet, but presumably could have a timer. I take it that the human voice is out of the question?

Short form of "took them to the cleaners", isn't it?

The point is that a simple assumption that Trump's policies will be more likely to cause war is far too black-and-white. The evidence is overwhelming that the Democrats' policies don't prevent war either, both with Putin and with Iran (plus proxies).

Russia invaded Ukraine the first time, when Obama was president, before Trump held power. They invaded the second time when Biden was president. They didn't invade when Trump was president.

The problem with doing this in cricket is the same as it has been in other sports. People don't just have an affinity to the sport, they have an affinity to their favourite team. Robert Maxwell thought that he could merge Oxford and Reading and get Thames Valley Royals with twice the fanbase...

What's the betting the Northamptonshire person gets the national job so that everyone can pay £120 for their big stick.

Why do politicians always think that making organisations bigger will save money? They've been doing it for decades, and it didn't work in the days before internet and it works even less now. A small organisation has someone in charge of paperclips who buys them at £4 per thousand. A large...

The "incredibly strong side" he inherited finished 8th the year before he was there and 11th the year after he left, 3rd and 4th in his years. They have a big name but are not the club they were. And Zirkzee and Kouame have scored 21 between them in all competitions for Bologna and Fiorentina...

Colne Town Hall flies it every day of the year (barring Union Jack national days). As they said, they have a flagpole, they might as well use it.

She does take a very one-sided view of thew world. I read about a third of it but gave up when she criticised the royal family "getting in on the act" because Prince George (aged 7) was seen celebrating the win over the Germany in the 2020 Euros.

The financial argument, just like it is re. healthy eating, is false. The Alzheimer's Society reckons that dementia costs the country £34 billion per year. People with dementia get pensions, get nursing home fees, and they still get other illnesses too and they still die, usually of something...

Bear in mind that under new rules just coming in, you will have to register with the government how many chickens you have, what breed, where they live, etc etc etc etc - this apparently will help stop avian flu. (Though who fills in the details for any wild birds living in your garden is not...

By "often", I think you mean "never"?

Did you succeed in making her cry?

If they just crack a little bit, then you can get a hard boiled egg with less white - which suits my Mum. 12 minutes for very large eggs, with an instant transfer to cold water to stop the yolk from blackening. Don't know about eggs, but I was using a chip pan unsupervised by age 10 - not a...

Working at a school, surely you have your "emergency excuse mode" well tuned. Tell them that you split your coffee all over your trousers when the lights changed, but fortunately you had these (hopefully smart) jeans in the boot of the car and thought they would be better than trousers with a...