For many he is an icon of an overpaid BBC talking head, and therefore a symbol that they can use to have a go at the BBC - which is what it is really about. For me (on balance I will still defend the… (View Post)

It's not quite that good - though I have often given them credit for it. In the main they were short-termists wanting their sweeties NOW. Much credit goes to the Lib Dems, for forcing certain lo… (View Post)

I'm not wholly convinced by this :smile: . I think the Times is blagging / trolling in large measure. At the very least, it's gross oversimplification. 1 - 81% by 2035 is hardly demanding o… (View Post)

I'm not really convinced by that last para, and most material at Ship of Fools has always been tongue in cheek. There's been an informal Evangelical-side-of-centre, Catholic-side-of-centre … (View Post)

We got past @TSE quarterly quota of AV posts with only 45 minutes at the top. Yay! (View Post)