It's definitely rather weird, though a useful service for those who are never on Twitter.
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It's definitely rather weird, though a useful service for those who are never on Twitter.
Fu Manchu how are you?
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Fu Manchu how are you?
Sparta, which had actual kings, was less like a monarchy than USA is.
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sparta, which had actual kings, was less like a monarchy than USA is.
It's a noticeable difference between ancient and modern republics that the modern ones have a strong monarchical element.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It's a noticeable difference between ancient and modern republics that the modern ones have a strong monarchical element.
I'm quite sad that The Telegony, which recounts the further voyages, death, and burial of Odysseus, has been lost.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'm quite sad that The Telegony, which recounts the further voyages, death, and burial of Odysseus, has been lost.
That's about where we are.
The UK loomed large when it was a matter of minimising the potential damage from Brexit, but it's a pretty minor issue now.
The UK loomed large when it was a matter of minimising the potential damage from Brexit, but it's a pretty minor issue now.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
That's about where we are.
The UK loomed large when it was a matter of minimising the potential damage from Brexit, but it's a pretty minor issue now.
The UK loomed large when it was a matter of minimising the potential damage from Brexit, but it's a pretty minor issue now.
I'm not sure I'd trust anyone to adapt it.
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'm not sure I'd trust anyone to adapt it.
Councils who haven't been taking them down have been guilty of dereliction.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Councils who haven't been taking them down have been guilty of dereliction.
Duh!
Whoever thought anything else?
Whoever thought anything else?
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Duh!
Whoever thought anything else?
Whoever thought anything else?
This is true. Gallo - Romans like Ausonius were about as Roman as it's possible to be.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is true. Gallo - Romans like Ausonius were about as Roman as it's possible to be.
I don't think there is.
Or at least it belongs to The Platonic Realm at present.
Or at least it belongs to The Platonic Realm at present.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I don't think there is.
Or at least it belongs to The Platonic Realm at present.
Or at least it belongs to The Platonic Realm at present.
Give me a child under 20 and I will show you the party stalwart...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Give me a child under 20 and I will show you the party stalwart...
Unusually (for the modern West) Italy has a Right that isn't batshit crazy.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Unusually (for the modern West) Italy has a Right that isn't batshit crazy.
They were a dodgy bunch despite the good press they got from Livy.
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
They were a dodgy bunch despite the good press they got from Livy.
Certainly it hasn't recovered economically.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Certainly it hasn't recovered economically.
Italy has won out by simply gritting its teeth and not doing anything obviously stupid.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Italy has won out by simply gritting its teeth and not doing anything obviously stupid.
My own view is that The BBC was a casualty of Brexit, where its reporting was either stupid or dishonest, or Indeed both.
Hard to trust it after that.
Hard to trust it after that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
My own view is that The BBC was a casualty of Brexit, where its reporting was either stupid or dishonest, or Indeed both.
Hard to trust it after that.
Hard to trust it after that.
St Martin's summer.
Enjoy it while it lasts (until the end of the week where I am).
Enjoy it while it lasts (until the end of the week where I am).
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
St Martin's summer.
Enjoy it while it lasts (until the end of the week where I am).
Enjoy it while it lasts (until the end of the week where I am).