Something I never thought I’d say, does anyone else think there’s too much lesbian action on TV and in the movies at the moment?

A graduate premium never materializes  for many outside of Oxbridge . Most will never pay back their loans, and they  could have been  better off doing an apprenticeship. There is a reason why Tony Blair’s son  now makes millions  getting school leavers not to fulfil his father’s dream. A lot of pe...

Dear Radio 4 listener,

At your age you really shouldn’t be travelling. Think of your hips.

From “Led by Donkeys”!!! If you take them seriously then I worry for you!

But it is very sweet of you to be so concerned for us Brits.

Get an EHIC or GHIC card. It’s free, and gets you free healthcare in the EU etc.

Cuch is making a powerful case.

And what's the difference?

I don’t want to prejudice your advice.

Sunak or Truss?

There was a headline in The New European recently warning about Truss as PM. That’s probably going to influence my decision.

Following on from a similar question earlier, and in anticipation…How can you distinguish between a Chinese and a Taiwanese?

But also ultimately equivalent to working in library stacks, returning books to their proper places. Which really shouldn't pay terribly well.

A wonderful analogy. I am jealous!

Good man!

Are you saying

A) There’s more than one university in Ireland now? (Universities)

Or that

B) Ireland is a back-up option, like Bristol is to Oxbridge?

The Germans were robbed. 

Don’t mention the war!

Wonderful match. Correct result!

(No, it wasn’t handball! I wouldn’t have wanted to be in the German changing room after the match.)

In practice it’s completely different. In my experience when you make a declaration to the very nice and reasonable British customs person they say, “Nah, it’s alright, mate.” If the goods cost a significant amount then they say, “How many people in your party? Including children, stuffed animals, c...

It’s probably a significantly limited arbitrage. Once you hit a certain turnover you might have to register for VAT at which point the arb disappears and you simply get embroiled in VAT (invented by continentals) paperwork.