They had better or the political equilibrium of the UK will be overturned. The political classes are miles behind the voters. Loads of union flags on the lamp posts on my drive out of Middlesbrough. … (View Post)

Spoke to a younger family member today (a HENRY - High Income Not Rich Yet) of impeccable liberal opinions but too busy working to take much interest in politics,. Stunned at the tax announcement on … (View Post)

Possibly not. Not sure I do. The point, I think, is that working people are beginning to take a greater interest in these things, rather than just casting them to the outer reaches of their conscious… (View Post)

Ah, well. Even standing stones in the Western Isles are being monetised. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce86d771x7jo The power of instagram. (Tbf, I appreciate that the impact of ever-growing nu… (View Post)

Lovely to read that extract. Over the years I worked my way through all the Dickens novels, borrowing many from a solicitor friend who had been left a full set by a former client, finishing earlier t… (View Post)