I once saw the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in concert. Not a single member of the original line-up, I kid you not. (View Post)

I am a masochist, but only to a limited extent, in that I want to read the Liz Truss/Mark Field thing, but don't want to subscribe to the Daily Mail. Any advice? (View Post)

WRT the thread header, can I suggest it might be profitable to remember the Beaconsfield by election of 1983? The Tories were very unpopular, and the Liberals – with the enthusiastic support of the S… (View Post)

Thank you! The phrase "slide sideways with emphasis" is going straight into my phrasebook! (View Post)

Apropos nothing in particular, a friend of mine has been very active in the Carney campaign for the Canadian Liberal Party leadership campaign. The thing that has impressed him (and his colleagues ) … (View Post)