No, I agree with Cookie up to a point. There is a tendency among some to mob people with unpopular opinions personally (not their ideas but themselves as individuals) - we see it in half-jokey mode w… (View Post)

That's quite a devastating piece. Just to be contrarian, I'll offer one anecdote in his favour. When he was campaigning for Brexit, he wanted to do a piece on a ban on live exports of anima… (View Post)

Fascinating piece by Pip - thank you! (View Post)

My mother's family knew the Kerenskys and I met Mrs Kerensky (who by then, quite elderly, was separated from her husband) a few times myself - I remember wriggling in her bear-hug, as small boys… (View Post)

Checking the website - no, you're right, it's just the Labour MPs who have pulled out. (View Post)