In his day he was always a strong contender for the title of "Most Reactionary Home Secretary Since Lord Liverpool". No longer a contender nowadays, of course. (View Post)

Surely any new self-respecting left-wing political party has to have a name which includes some combination of the following: Socialist, Peoples, Marxist, Progressive, Popular, Workers, Liberation, L… (View Post)

I think I am Nick Drake. Very little output, widely ignored, but will one day in the future be recognised as a genius (of sorts). (View Post)

(Good luck with the move, Robert!) (View Post)

Of course, the great benefit of all of these designer/atelier/craft gins is that they remind us what a really good bargain a bottle of cheap gin can be. (View Post)