This is just an ahistorical nonsense as an excuse for prejudice. At the time Powell was speaking there wasn't 'mass immigration' as such to the UK - net migration was negative in the 60s and 70s. It … (View Post)

Another good fact is that Ronald Lacey, who plays the villain Toht in Raiders, is also the Baby Eating Bishop of Bath and Wells in Blackadder. (View Post)

Oh of course not - hence why one pointed out the left/liberals face their own challenges. But I do think there's an underestimation from those with right-ward leanings of the depth the right has dug … (View Post)

I suspect something similar but in reverse to the association of Labour with union militancy and economic stagnation from those who grew up in the 70s/80s, is now happening in reverse to those genera… (View Post)

Close. But I don't think the header is quite right in its analogy. The danger of the Graham and arguably late Mourinho style was, as is said, its risk aversion made the margin for error very small, b… (View Post)