Alexander Pope, apparently. Doubtless WRM was familiar with his oeuvre, much as Harold Macmillan enjoyed nothing better after lunch than to curl up with a Trollope. (Old TW3 joke. You have to imagine… (View Post)

JRM is, of course, a sad example of downward social mobility which can overtake even the most exalted families. His father was a distinguished journalist and editor who rose to the top of his profess… (View Post)

If there's to be a VoC every member of the cabinet will either declare for Boris (with reasons) or resign. If a potential successor resigns they will either be strengthened or cast into outer da… (View Post)

Lest we forget: http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/ Their latest album, The Charisma Years, is a collector's item. (View Post)

Or Blair, who agreed to go in 2005, then 2006, and was finally dragged out kicking and screaming in 2007. (View Post)