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Sailing terms? Pig iron is used as ballast material in boats, and in the Scottish dictionary the form graunt means a promontory. ;) .

Thanks for the information Bob. Like you I enjoyed Peter's reviewing and both his magazines, it was a pity he wanted to move on. .

Regardless of age, Charles has never relished the prospect since he likes to interfere in society, something he knows he will no longer be able to do once king. I'm not so sure William is keen, there's been no adverse comment or qualification from the palace. Harry and William are close, so I...

Indeed, in fact in common with many London blocks, a number of the flats are privately owned, and most council tenants in London are gainfully employed. I doubt there were many illegals, and illegals cannot be tax dodging anyway. They are not allowed to take any part in the economy...

Again though, I wasn't denying them since I know the strength of such bonds. What I pointed out is that it isn't necessarily with the immediate neighbours, and I know that to be true from my over half century of London flat dwelling. Think about it, next door neighbours are random and while...

Well there were hopes of exporting more to Australia, but I don't think that was quite what Brexiters had in mind. .

When are you planning on moving out? :D .

It seems not a lot, for when he went out into the hall and stair area to check the lifts he said he smelt smoke there but didn't mention seeing any. .

He's always been noted for his lack of the social graces. I doubt he's ever been suited for his role. Interesting that Prince Harry remarked that no-one in the royal family wants to be king. It doesn't surprise me, but it's the first confirmation that neither Charles nor William are keen on...

I agree, not because I'm anti-Brexit but due to the extent of change, such things as: The unexpected success of Trump, not good for our prospects for exporting more to the USA and likely to be less. The failure of the right in Europe and Macron's success, both greatly strengthening the EU's...

Sexist pro feminist crap! Sod the queen and Britannia, what about Philip and his recurring bladder infections, poor old bugger. .

We created nothing, since before the start of Brexit we couldn't have done. The mess is Brexit. From the first announcement of a referendum through to our capitulation on day one of the exit talks, it's been a shambles. And will continue to be. .

Still unfair of course, the other 27 countries have around 7 times our UK population, so to be propoprtional to our 1 million there, we should have 7 millions of theirs here. :) .

I think they were the cheer leaders for the rest who mostly felt the same way but were beaten to it by the cheer leaders. Once again "You lost, we won" returns to bite the Brexiters. Eventually they'll realise they won nothing. .

There's been speculation in here that people in the upper floors of Grenfell Tower are unlikely to have got out and that the death rate will be much higher as a result. I haven't agreed with that for various reasons. For example we know that some upper floor residents were out, London being...

It's great news and was inevitable anyway, but most Brexiters won't see it that way. They just didn't want foreigners here, and certainly not in millions. .

Yes, it was Electric Bike Magazine, but Peter Eland was giving it up and looking for a buyer. It seems he had no luck as the domain name is up for sale, so no more magazine. I think the enthusiast market is too small to support a magazine, and the majority of utility riders buying e-bikes for...

Similar in Scotland, and I think it may have been a factor in so many Italians settling in Wales and Scotland. Either a conscious or subconscious awareness of fitting in. In a connected way, many Eastern European Jewish immigrants of swarthy appearance adopted Scottish names since that suited...

I know they do and I also get annoyed about PC, but I still try to tread lightly online where there could be sensitivity. I don't know of any Welsh connection in my family, my father Italian with parents both Italian nationals and my mother Anglo-Scot since her mother was Scottish. Her...

In a connected matter, Prince Harry has been protesting about his being in the TV publicised funeral procession for his mother at just 12 years old, saying he didn't think it would happen today. I'm afraid he's wrong, seen on TV the funeral procession for the first Grenfell victim with family...