My understaning is that tbey started out as a sort of Alan Sked-ite vaguely libertarian Euro-rejectionist party whose focus was very much economic - but that over the past decade - whether by choice … (View Post)

I always like Chinese New Year. It feels a very good time for New Year - there is an optimism engendered by returning sunlight which just isn't there on Jan 1st. (View Post)

On thread - regrettably to me, I think Eaglea is right - Reform will eclipse the Tories. Not Kemi's fault - she's slowly improving - nor Nigel's brilliance - which is very much up to a… (View Post)

I recall seeing a quote from a writer who ran a problem page for the middle aged that one of her problems was keeping the variety of the tales she picked, as 95% of her correspondence from men was on… (View Post)

Of slightly niche interest, but I was surprised to find out that it is seven years today since Mark E Smith died. It doesn't feel like it. Anyway, his Wikipedia page is interesting (everything a… (View Post)