He will surely stand down? End of ministerial career and not much chance of a revival. Plus the Tories will be out of Govt after the election. And he is very likely to lose his seat and become a talk… (View Post)

Interesting. The Boris factor is another reason why I suspect the Scottish Tories will do better, relatively, than their southern counterparts. Boris was a real drag on their vote in 2019. (The other… (View Post)

Ha! To the sauce but don't cook it. Book is called Pastability. My copy is a well worn Faber paperback. (View Post)

His wife, Lizzie Spender (daughter of the poet) wrote a cookbook from which i learnt that a very good way of enhancing a creamy pasta sauce is to add a large slug of vodka immediately before serving.… (View Post)

Excellent article on Fox, Murdoch and Trump by Matthew d'Ancona Eye-opening and horrifying. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/60928/how-fox-and-murdoch-are-destroying-us-democracy "… (View Post)