I was very much involved in the core group who worked on the ban. Nobody to my recollection ever mentioned posh twats - it's an explanation put around by hunting fans to evade the issue that hun… (View Post)

I think the moves will steady the ship politically. Hunt sounded solid and competent and seems likely to come up with something that the markets will be OK with. Some Tories will drift back and the L… (View Post)

I once went canvassing with a chap who had a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth when he rang the doorbells. I did gently dissuade him after the first couple... (View Post)

That's very well put, and also a good analysis of the Labour membership and why we picked Corbyn but then eventually went for Starmer. (View Post)

He sounds amazing, and lived a life most of us won't achieve. I'm so sorry that he's gone but it sounds as though he had a very good friend in you. All the very best. (View Post)