I'm waiting for an outbreak of Pygmy Hippopotamus flu.

I have never noticed the clock thing before, and it is easily the most mind-blowing fact that's been shared with me this week. I feel compelled to share it with everyone I know.

I went out for cocktails last night, so I start Easter Sunday off with a bit of a hangover. I hope Jesus won't mind.

I shall be consuming chocolate. That is all.

Fantastic news. Congratulations!

I don't disagree about too much legislation and protections ultimately being damaging, but its worth pointing out that its only now (as a rescue measure) that these things are being mooted. If anything, regulation has lessened in the last decade. Sure, but we shouldn't forget the tremendous growth ...

I'm not sure the "seatbelt" analogy really holds true as a causal factor in the way you describe, Mr Q, as its not the retail banking customer who drives the bank. Customers should show diligence when selecting a bank to leave monies on deposit - but how could anyone on the ground make a ...

My general view is that less government intervention is preferable to more. However as I say, this crisis is inherently complex. There is a possible role for governments to intervene where markets fail, although in any situation where that might be true, you still have to ask whether governments act...

What caused this is stupid banks / lenders giving out money and buying stuff which were bad Yes - isn't that terrible. Banks lending money and people buying stuff. What has the world come to! ;) This crisis is a complex thing, and it is being perpetuated by a hell of a lot of uncertainty. The UK ha...

I think it's safe to say Simon wasn't the most well-liked of figures around here. It would be easy to make quips like "RIP a great loss to television". But it would also be entirely insensitive. It's hard to know who a person is just by their contributions to an online message board. Certa...

Science. Blah. Didn't God create everything anyway?