My son-in-law is our incoming ambassador to Morocco, so we'll be spending Christmas and New Year there. Tips on things to see welcome! In general I think owning a holiday place is a two-edged sword -… (View Post)

That's right, up to a point. But if you end up voting for someone you don't much like, you'll spend the following 5 years grumbling about it, which ultimately (extrapolating to the general population… (View Post)

Interesting and persuasive piece - thanks Gareth. As a sometimes restless Labour member (indeed chair of the CLP) I've not even thought about defecting to the LibDems, who are locally dominant, since… (View Post)

What do you base this on, given the recent polls showing the Conservatives around 20% (e.g. the latest one putting them on 19%)? I think, based on recent canvassing, that most people have largely giv… (View Post)

On topic, many thanks to Cyclefree for the header. There is, I think, a default assumption that any situation will produce numerous people claiming money on more or less spurious grounds, magnified b… (View Post)