The Almanac of British Politics was often entertaining on this. The author had a particular fondness for poetic or at least neat, tidy names. I remember when Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland re… (View Post)
No, I don't know. I grant you Derbyshire is run from Matlock, but that's kind of making the best of the situation you've been given. If you were going for administrative-units-based-on-economic-geogr… (View Post)
It doesn't. I started out agreeing with your point - i.e. that if you think gender is a load of old cobblers you would think the same of the transgender identity. FWIW my view is that gender dysphori… (View Post)
Well yes. It doesn't mean I'm not going to politely accede to someone who would rather I acted as if that person was the opposite sex. But to my mind having a secret and intangible 'who you really ar… (View Post)