Yes, that half of the family, though I only discovered it recently, when a very elderly relative passed me the family history - turns out that granddad was very active in Jewish charitable work for m… (View Post)

Idle anecdote to round out the evening: my grandfather knew Trotsky. My granddad was a thoroughly apolitical civil lawyer in Moscow during the revolution; an affable man, he got on with everyone (and… (View Post)

Indeed, They're not teaching SeanT's books either, but he's not cancelled.... (View Post)

Here in leafy Jeremy Hunt-land SWS Surrey (Godalming, Fasrnham, Haslemere) the Tory campaign is bizarrely lacklustre. I've had 2 A4 leaflets from them, both closely-typed screeds saying things l… (View Post)

Summary: Tory Mayor popular, signs are that Tories ahead in Hartlepool and more widely the red wall - though only anedotal, plus a gloomy assessment from a Shadow cabinet minister. (View Post)