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I can believe he could be entertaining and a convivial person at the dinner table, most aristocrats are. Most aristocrats though aren't utter and total hypocrites.

It's not just about electoral rules over what comprises someone's "main" residence. I've no problem with anyone making an honest profit but this is Starmer's attack dog apparently buying an ex council house in order to flip it for profit, then claiming it's her "main" residence in order to evade capital gains tax. It reminds me of Tony Benn, the ex Lord Stansgate, who presented himself as an arch socialist and wanted us all to live in dull grey council houses. Okay, it's a belief system I suppose, except that after he died it turned out he'd arranged a raft of clever financial tricks in order that there would almost no death duty/inheritance tax to collect. i.e. tax evasion. Same old greedy, grubby, dishonest, class obsessed, opportunistic labour politicians from the "Do as I say, not as do" school!

If this engine is the one jointly developed by Peugeot/Citroen along with Ford and Mazda it's more or less okay depending on what you're used to. On my 1.6 diesel Mazda I had a MAF warning light which in the end I fixed by cleaning the MAF sensor with carb cleaner. The glowplugs were finished at about 70K and many times the DPF efficiency low light would come on long hills. At about 100K a joint between a couple of pipes popped apart, filling the car with diesel fumes. It was my first (and very definitely) my last diesel thanks to it being noisy and rough - although the economy was very good.

It's often said that Bismark was the most powerful and formidable battleship of the war. Only partly true since heavies like Warspite, Nelson and Rodney had the firepower but lacked the speed to catch her, she'd already sunk Hood (probably the most overrated capital ship in the fleet) and seriously damaged Prince of Wales, sister ship to King George V. These 2 ships, PoW and KGV, were built to comply with the naval treaty which everyone except Britain ignored. They simply couldn't match Bismark's nine 15 inch guns as their main armament comprising 14 inch guns had neither the range nor enough destructive capability. Consequently when Bismark was intercepted, KGV held back out of range until Rodney had devastated Bismark's ability to fight back.

I tried a B Rizzini about 10 years ago that did this. My guess was a loose piece of solder rolling back and forth inside the joining rib.

I use Edge and it has downloaded to my downloads directory.

Agree entirely about Dan Snow. Can't stand him. His English is pretty poor too. It should read "How Britain sank the infamous German battleship" HMS Rodney's 16 inch guns could outrange Bismark's 15 inch guns and along with it's sister ship HMS Nelson (deployed in the Med) Rodney was unusual in that all her main armament was forward of the bridge. She could thus bring all 9 guns to bear whilst sailing straight ahead and she began scoring hits on Bismark from 13 miles away. With both ships under way this was a record at the time. Rodney was later deployed to use he massive guns to support the D-Day landings. Fabulous ship.

Obviously diesels get better mpg but the fuel costs more. I had a fairly modern 1.6 diesel car for 6 years. The MAF sensor caused problems, the DPF kept sending warnings no matter how much motorway time, 2 of the glow plugs failed and I had to keep an eye on the oil level. Also it was just really dull to drive. It would do 60 mpg if driven economically though. My current 2.0 petrol car at 77K will do 55 mpg if driven economically, is a pleasure to drive, has never given any problems and I've never had to top up the oil or indeed any other vital fluids. I estimate that the overall running costs, including fuel consumption, have been lower with the petrol car.

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Just the 3 from 2004-2013 not sure about the 5 and 6 though. Every Mazda from 2013 on is 100% Mazda and all the UK spec ones are built in Japan. My current petrol 3 is coming up to 77K, still looks good and drives like a new car. The only non service replacement ever needed was a battery last month when the start/stop system was complaining.

As a Mazda fan - currently on my 4th - I'd advise caution with the Mazda 3 from 2004-2013. Mazda was bullied by Ford into basing it on the Focus which of course means various problems, particularly with the suspension and the 1.6 diesel engine at higher mileages. Following the divorce from Ford, Mazdas built after 2013 are 100% Mazda and consequently back up near the top in the reliability charts. They're also great to drive.

It was a general point about actresses pretending to be tough guys rather than anything specific about that show or it's accuracy. Oh, and I prefer not be accused of being moronic if you don't mind. I do recall the very same actress in 'Line of Duty' running around London on foot chasing a Range Rover and loosing off bursts with an assault rifle. Credible or just plain silly? BTW, my father worked in bomb disposal during ww2.

Awkward or just plain silly?

Never watched any of it and never will. Plus I'm bored with actresses, especially McClure, playing roles where a woman pretends she can outdo, outbrave, outthink and outfight men.

After trying about 20 different different guns from virtually every maker and with every configuration of rib known to man I bought a pre-loved flat rib CG Challenger in in 2016. The shop had 3 new Summits but I settled for the 2011 vintage Challenger which is essentially a grade 3 Summit. It came with paperwork including the original factory inspection certificate, signed by the inspector, and the really nice branded Negrini motor case ( much nicer than the later crummy red cases they supply now). First impressions always stick and I was immediately struck by the attention to detail such as the the forend wood being smooth and finished on the inside, unlike my SV10 forend which hadn't even been sanded smooth on he inside much less treated. As for the barrels... Suffice to say I can clean the bores to like new finish in 10 minutes whereas I could spend 2 hours on the Optima HP (Steelium) barrels on the SV10 and still not quite get them perfect. The Challenger is now 13 years old and the stock finish is still excellent - although I have dressed it with oil a few times per the makers instructions. So I still have the CG, and on a few occasions shooting with friends who are Invictus owners we've swapped guns, and TBH it's hard to tell the difference. The triggers are just as good, the handling is virtually indistinguishable and even the weights are comparable with mine which is 8lbs 3oz. Not surprising really as the only significant mechanical difference with the Invictus is the way the barrels are hinged. Of the many different guns I've tried, the only one which would drag me away from the CG was a Perazzi Hi-Tech, but as an elderly leisure shooter I can't justify spending that amount of money.