Recently finished The Man in the High Castle (Amazon Prime, 4*10 episodes), absolutely riveting viewing with a dozen interesting, nuanced characters including Himmler and diverse other thugs well pla… (View Post)

Political anecdata from bluest Surrey - I'm noticing a moderate increase in Labour membership, activity and interest on the doorstep, after a year when people were preoccupied with the pandemic … (View Post)

Yes, I see what you mean, though I think that if another party took the seat it might "encourage" other loonies. There's an element of political solidarity between politicians operatin… (View Post)

Mmm, I see. I think voting Tory in Southend W won't be interpreted as a vote of confidence in British Afghanistan policy, though - just a message to murderers not to bother, you just get another… (View Post)

When my father retired, he was really looking forward to it - lots more time to do his favourite things, like reading French literature. After a few months, he commented that a problem was that many … (View Post)