I always think that commentators often underestimate the idea of being satisfied to be part of a movement that one agrees with. Paxman's book "The Politicians" expresses the same view … (View Post)

Yes, I agree, and still would. If there are MPs reading this, please consider raising it. My post was partly just for interest, but also to make the point that with a pandemic we really need to start… (View Post)

Interesting article for Labour Friends of Israel members - not fans of Netanyahu but on this occasion positive. They've gone about it quite differently to the rest of us. Israel’s success thus f… (View Post)

Pr 2: While, like other countries, the country has prioritised those most vulnerable to serious illness from covid, it has also shown a high degree of flexibility and a typically Israeli disregard fo… (View Post)

I studied mathematics (eventually to PhD level) because I did well at it in school, and was disconcerted to find that university maths (which was all about theorems and proofs) bore virtually no rela… (View Post)