While I naturally welcome this as balance for the £5m recently given to the Tories by another donor, I do think the party spending arms race is a thoroughly bad thing. It should be possible to have a… (View Post)

Thank you. I can't speak for @Dura_Ace, except to note that he's taken in Ukrainian refugees, which is more than most of us. As for me, I'm very clear that the invasion was imperialist… (View Post)

You too! Good to put a friend face to the name - it always adds to future exchanges online. Anyone else in the Godalming area? (View Post)

Yes, in general I think we shouldn't criticise anyone for their childhood experiences, which are largely determined by parents and others. A more reasonable question is whether one has done anyt… (View Post)

Yes, it's a flaw in the school of Tory thought that fighting a culture war is the way to win. The subtext that comes across is "We hate a lot of you, especially the young", and that�… (View Post)