Lol! I expect you're right about the date, though not about the issue - I was publicly against the project, against most party colleagues. Calling you customarily scornful isn't exactly a r… (View Post)

It's a sobering thought that I was arguing about HS2 with Josiah Jessop when I was still an MP, which is more than 13 years ago. I said it was a classic big-project politicians' catnip, we … (View Post)

Yes, I see what you mean. My mother once went to see a possible flat to rent, and the estate agent, observing her sceptical expression, said desperately "It's next to a churchyard - so conv… (View Post)

Essentially the LibDems need massive tactical voting in this sort of seat, starting on 12.6%, a long way behind Labour and over 40% behind the Tories. Because there's only been one poll, showing… (View Post)

They were unknown in Denmark when I grew up, and the American-run international school didn't have them either. The supposed issue of kids rivalling each other with expensive fashion clothes nev… (View Post)