1st June

On this day in 1935 the British government hit upon a brilliant idea (the last one before that had been in 1215). It was to test motorists on their driving skills. Now - a little test for you (multi choice to make it easier)

Was the Driving Test-

1. A good, life-saving idea?
2. The start of the Nanny state?
3. A chance for every family in the land to be bankrupted by the extortionate cost of driving lessons?

In other news ...
Sax Rohmer died today in 1959. Who he? I hear you cry. He was the creator of Dr Fu Manchu. the unscrupulous wily Oriental baddie written at a time when you were allowed to regard orientals as unscrupulous, wily and baddies.