I've just seen the Marr interview with Ed Davey as I didn't believe the report. It's true. If it wasn't so tragic, it would be funny. 'Nothing to do with me, mate,' isn't much of an excuse. I used to… (View Post)

Mr Farooq, Exactly the right response. Tongue in cheek. I come originally from Boston, but I've lived in the NW a long time now. Still not one of them, but I can see their point. (View Post)

I come on this website to read a range of conflicting views and it usually justifies my optimism. One thing I can rely on is that there's always a need to pigeonhole people into extreme views. There … (View Post)

Mr Pete, We always coped with seasonal labour shortages in the summer with 'make do and mend.' Most of the gangs I worked with in the sixties (in Boston or Vilnius central as it later became) were co… (View Post)

Does anyone remember Charlie Drake? He was the Michael McIntyre of the 1950s and early sixties. Without the wokeness of course. So he could have been the worst of all - had he known about it. (View Post)