It is indeed very sad. The loss of a cherished local is a terrible thing, as the Macc Lads memorably documented (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGeFZzd0yUI) But the sad reality is that there are far… (View Post)

I did a politics undergraduate course. One of the lecturers was the former SDP MP David Marquand. I remember him showing very convincingly by means od graphs of polls etc. that the Falklands effect w… (View Post)

No, but to go back to the original point, it's a sign that the grown-ups are now scared to tell the kids to stop being so bloody stupid. You are right however that it is a far more minor issue, … (View Post)

On fusion - I recently watched the Duncan Jones sci-fi film 'Moon'. A great film - well plotted, shot, scored, acted - but what I found most interesting was the concept of cheap abundant en… (View Post)

On this one occasion, yes. I wouldn't argue it's been desperately effective in general. But you shudder to think what the trans and racism industries would be up to had Corbyn won. (View Post)