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The Poseidon. It's reasonably new - a few years old at most - and located on Daventry Road in Cheylesmore. They are FANTASTIC, and you'll often see long queues in the evenings. The fish and chips are always fresh, unlike the sticky and greasy lunchtime leftovers you see at other places. And...

There is that, for sure, but the books did became duller after killing off so many of the most substantial, plot-driving characters.

There's a matter of gravitas, though. You'd be hard-pressed to find three organisations as weighty as the OECD, OBR and UCL disputing their findings. They might as well give up and go home if their opinion is held in as much regard as that from an unexamined, unquestioned source. Granted, it's...

This may be a better resource: C4 Fact Check The humdinger quote: "Not a fan of the European Commission? The OECD, Office for Budget Responsibility and University College London have all concluded that migrants pay more into the UK economy in taxes than they take out in benefits and public...

There certainly is - as I mentioned a couple of posts above yours: "Read widely from opposing sources and resolve to investigate the merit of claims." It's about getting started somewhere and bouncing around, even a messy and unsourced rebuttal like the one on that libertarian blog. On the...

It should be, but too often it's not. It's a bit of a phenomenon how so many people vote against their own best interests. There's a good book about the subject: linky A good call, but ignorance and 'common sense' isn't enough. People need to educate themselves atop that foundation of doubt...

It's a tradition for departing ministers to leave a note for their successors. Liam Byrne did so, in a jesty spirit, and the Tories decided to use it as a political weapon. Even some high Tories were disapproving of that (as they have been of many of Osborne's short-term political tactics)...

Loads. Don't be fooled by the 'media macro'. The Tories managed to establish a myth of Labour profligacy causing the financial crash as Labour were busy electing a new leader. It's been a very effective political strategy, and a compliant media has made the entire battleground about the deficit...

Better that than for him to hand in a transfer request and get more from another club. And he was still a bargain at the price!

Too right. I love Warwickshire. The towns of Warwick, Kenilworth, Stratford and Leamington are charming. Historical castles, some terrific architecture, idle by the Avon river, the RSC, some excellent cafes, restaurants and bars. Brilliant countryside. Geographically it's convenient with many...

tbf, even Messi's skillset wouldn't be sufficient to outweigh that particular baggage.

Aditya Chakrabortty put out a good tweet on the matter: 'Far more interesting than Clarkson is the number of people willing to defend bullying and violence, provided it's done by a big enough bully' It's bad enough that Clarkson abused and assaulted a subordinate in public. But he of all...

I remember Carlita. He was part of the first Richardson/Atkinson splurge. There was a group of around five or six players brought in around that time, with the jewel in the crown being John Salako. Kids drawing up their Ideal XI would have Carlita and Salako on the wings, but the former fast...

Why is this fellow still being talked about? He doesn't even have the comedy value of Jo Dhinsa (and his laid-on breakfast)

Awful. Anyone who's seen somebody have a stroke knows how terrifying it is. Wish Geoff and his family all the best.

I did read your reply. And as I suspected, you didn't read the article. Don't you think it's a bit odd to be talking about rational debate when you'll dismiss something 'regardless of content'? Hmmm! Does that remind you of summary justice we may have heard about in the news recently? Lovely...

The BBC invited this guy onto This Week - and destroyed him with BBC presenters. The BBC, too, reported on this organisation because other newspapers put him in the news cycle. I don't know why there's such an aversion to other views, anyway; how are you expected to change thinking if you don't...

Brave. Really going against the grain there. Isis and 'Jihadi John' have been universally condemned. The only source to support your narrative of a lefty apologism agenda is Cage - a fringe activist group whose motivations are dubious at best. That's absurd. I think it's time to admit you...

What was your issue with the BBC article?

Evidence?