I'm not sure about the support systems - I never noticed any, though it'd make life difficult for the 3 full-time staff, who tend to be selected from constituency activists. But you develop… (View Post)

Thank you! I've thought of it, but to be honest my own life has been relatively uneventful - grew up in various countries, moderated my politics a bit, became a Labour MP for 13 years, worked fo… (View Post)

My apolitical Russian mother's family left Russia in 1927 not because they passionately disagreed with the Revolution but because it was increasingly mandatory to support the current government … (View Post)

As a leftist I'm in favour of letting in (a) people we actually need (the obvious area is the NHS, which is already predominantly of immigrant descent) PLUS (b) as many as we feel we can process… (View Post)

I did my first two degrees in Copenhagen, which sounds a lot more fun than it was - students generally had their own social lives sorted already, and partying was minimal - a couple of events a year.… (View Post)