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)

What? I agree with FF43. Vote Tory in Southend West! (And, if that's what you were asking, I equally oppose murdering anyone else too.) (View Post)

At a lower level, I once worked on artificial translation in the early days, and had an article published in a journal, how exciting. Someone else reviewed it in a later article. In essence he said, … (View Post)