Recent content by CarlW

I never thought I'd find myself campaigning on behalf of a feminist artist who produces works with such delightful names as 'Big swinging ovaries'. However, these are strange times... Jess de Wahls has just been 'cancelled' by the Royal Academy of Arts for saying that, in her opinion, there are...

Very nice, John.

Thinking of you, Shakey. Very best, Carl

I always give a little honk on the horn to make sure the horses know I'm there...

The NHS needs people to use it who have both means and a sense of entitlement. They are the people who will insist upon it being excellent. Abandoning it, ghetto-like, to the poor and vulnerable is not a moral choice I would ever feel able to make. I'd rather croak than take out private medical...

Welcome, Shaun. Kind regards, Carl

I quite liked Amber Rudd. Seemed the sort of girl who would have been good at lacrosse.

Nice to see Claas power coming to the rescue. :thumb:

Surely that should be an 'L'; not a 'V', Klenchy? :-|

As @Namman says, this was an EU embargo, but I think it is likely (unless specifically excluded) to have carried over unchanged into UK law. The old (illegal) dodge by some brave (reckless) souls was to split flights. However, the problem was (and is) that you end up returning to the UK with a...

I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable with the conflation of 'ritual' and 'respect'. If people want to perform a ritual after killing an animal, that's up to them; however, it doesn't equate to respect. Surely respect is about following seasons, about selecting the right beast, about...

It really does! The greatest country in the world - intellectually, technologically, culturally, and naturally - bending the knee to a sour little sweetie from Dreghorn.

Think I just meet all the disappointed ones. :p

I agree. Seeing a red-leg gives me no more joy than a pheasant: seeing a grey lifts one's heart. However, we have destroyed their habitat, and reintroduction programmes invariably fail. It is very sad.

Does it count as a ritual to walk back to the car, head down, muttering to oneself about needing to get the dog?