That's GREAT news! (View Post)

Yes, totally agree. I had a similar experience in Switzerland, where direct democracy means referenda every 3 months on diverse issues. I knew lots of Swiss couples who would set aside an evening eac… (View Post)

I spend nearly all my time in two classic Tory areas (Godalming and rural Oxfordshire) and although I know a few people who are still planning to vote Tory, even they are doing it with a wry smile an… (View Post)

I was annoyed by the otherwise excellent Chris Mullin's memoirs, where he admits without shame that he often didn't bother to read the papers for committee meetings. I remember being on com… (View Post)

I think CR's post is evocative but too generalised - as others have said about themselves, I know lots of people who knock themselves out for one service or another with no expectation of reward… (View Post)