I don’t know what intellectuals will make of it but there’s a great yarn in amongst the snow and cigarette smoke.

Trump suggesting the annexation of Norway can’t be far off.

It was a bit moodier when I visited a few years ago.

What took us so long?

The politicians should have the gumption to face the bored and fidgety and try to involve, inform and perhaps inspire.

I’ve just read “Postal Order”. It reminds me of the early twentieth century world my grandmothers grew up in. They were heavy industry town girls who had occasional visits to the north west England seaside resorts. Both married Cumberland farmers.

Coco the Clown is no longer with us but his Wikipedia entry suggests he may have made a better job of things en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolai...