Spot on. They also think he's lazy... Prime Minister. Mayor of London for two terms. Foreign Secretary. Several best-selling books. Hyper-successful journalist. TV personality.Even found time to sire… (View Post)

The one (and probably only) time I felt a bit sorry for Nicola Sturgeon was when she was unfairly pilloried for punching the air etc when Jo Swinson lost her seat. Seen as unbefitting a First Ministe… (View Post)

I would. It's the fact that we had the referendum at all. Identity politics is a dangerous preoccupation. (View Post)

It's a shame Sir John Betjeman isn't still around to debunk this kind of thinking. (View Post)

Huckleberry Finn is well worth reading for an understanding of contemporary attitudes. Mark Twain was near enough in time to represent the period in which he set the book. One of the great American n… (View Post)