The so-called "permissive society" came about after the advent of the contraceptive pill in 1960. When the risk of procreation was largely removed, the role of sex changed, in some ways as … (View Post)

A friend remarked to me on the vanity of politicians: "as soon as someone tips them to be PM, they completely lose it". Sunak is definitely in that category of "the hand of history on … (View Post)

Invective isn´t what it used to be... Denis Healey become involved in a blazing row on the floor of the house with hard-left MPs. “What happened is that one of them cast doubt on my paternity so I pr… (View Post)

Just a quiet note that the UK has a Governor of the Bank of England, a Prime Minister, A Queen, a Speaker of the House of Commons and a Lord President of the Council, which are also all are different… (View Post)

And under multiple indictments for fraud and quite probably worse. Honestly I think he will be yesterday´s man within a few days of his doubtless graceless and charmless departure. The country and th… (View Post)