Yes, and no. I don't disagree, but this 'superior', smug, brutally direct stuff is grist to Trump's mill. After insults like that, why would he not carry on doing what he does, waving his banner while claiming to confront the entitled and speak for the common, derided and exploited worker?

When they can't even staff the administration of their 'raking in money for nothing' scam, it's time to encourage a rethink on the whole set-up.

What I did was talk to the Blue Badges people, who do answer, and who in turn talked me through the right answers for the MiPermit form and told me exactly what I needed to do.

That's very true, but IS this 'lying low', or was it making time for the non-stop streaming of American framing and propaganda from BBC America to soften us up and lock us into the required mindset for support of US actions?

To all those saying "but if our government spoke out, there might be consequences", please remember that not speaking out also has consequences. The history of appeasement is not a reassuring one.

The photos (of the jeans) are helpful, if disappointing. I was enjoying the idea of Christmas Weightgain as something to be addressed with a Clothes Stretcher.

They fall off. It's infuriating when you like the pen, but the top comes off while you write.

It's a pillar that is already undermined, not to mention worm-eaten, whose maintenance has been badly neglected. Hence the need for complete rebuilding - the question is: who by?

Don't understand why the BBC, given its apology to Trump for its shameful editing, hasn't also apologised to the UK public.

www.ias.edu/sites/defaul...

the link isn't loading for me -- 404 error -- <cries, I want to read it!!>

Have you tried to naturalise or compost an amaryllis or hippeastrum? I reckon you've got a dehybridising parent strain, there.