Yes, I've changed my view on this. I was once pretty libertarian on drugs, for the reasons that eg Bart set out. But my imperfect and rather anecdotal understanding (Canada, the Netherlands, San… (View Post)

Harold Wilson was definitely more of a fan than my Dad (not uncle!)! He was a keen Huddersfield Town fan. Though that didn't, in those days, necessarily translate into an interest in internation… (View Post)

AIRI, Harold Wilson - probably the PM we've had whi was keenest on football up to that point - had to be reminded that the World Cup was on. Football wasn't that big a thing outside of its … (View Post)

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Yes, but - it's possible to over-romanticise the coal mining era. Pride and self-belief, yes, but there were a lot of hard jobs, not especially well-paid, which led to an early death. And comrad… (View Post)