The whole of the London Underground system is without toilets on trains. I don't think I've ever heard anyone complain about this and some routes are very long indeed.
Years ago, I met a wine producer in Italy who was exporting Kosher Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to Israel. I asked him what the difference was from his regular product. The answer was straightforward:- The label.
I was once told by someone who had lived in India that the correct way to respond to a street beggar is to reach into your pocket and take out the smallest coin possible and then give it to the beggar in complete silence.
The beggar has received a gift and you have not been over-exploited...
The criteria can be baffling. I believe that one rule that applies high up the pyramid is that if your team name includes the word "Doncaster", you ain't good enough.
And why do we play first team games at a stadium that holds 30,000 people? Quite unnecessary, since almost none of that number contribute anything to winning first team matches. Even the money they spend is pointless, since Tony Bloom is so rich that he could fund as much success as he wants.
Reading the NSC matchday thread today, I yearned for the days before substitutes were allowed. I got the distinct impression that, before the Zamora goal, most of the posts in the thread were demands for the manager to make an immediate substitution of most of the players who had started the...
You're assuming that Corbyn will lead the Labour Party into the next election and that he even wants to. I suspect he won't. The most likely scenario is that, once he overcomes the initial hiccups of having parliamentary colleagues who don't yet realise what is going on, he will preside over a...
Actually ... the rules are that, if you get the votes of most of the members and supporters of the party, you get to be the leader, regardless of what other members of the party think. It will take a while for this to sink in, but it would be hugely damaging for Corbyn now to present himself to...
Until today, Corbyn has been vice-chair of CND (which is an active role in the organisation). Taking the appointment as vice-president is a token position, which means that he is standing down as a CND activist. Being Labour leader means he hasn't got the time for other jobs.
But the rules are...