Hm. But the Tories were also consistently attacked from across the board. Governments are. Labour often tend to assume everyone attacking the Tories are really sympathetic to Labour, even if they don… (View Post)

Wasn't Robin Hood Sir Robin of Loxley? Loxley being a suburb of Sheffield? (View Post)

Well thank you for calling me fair minded. I'm not sure I'm necessarily a Tory, but it's more often the case that of the big parties the Tories are closer to me than others. But I did … (View Post)

To be clear, I am giving you a like because this made me laugh, not because I think this is true. (I get slightly riled by claims that politician x takes action y because he hates section of the elec… (View Post)

Agree fully. This was Mo Mowlam's approach, and she was lauded for it. I could never see why. The politicians who actually forged the peace like Hume and Trimble were shat upon. (View Post)