It's an interesting piece, but of course expectations and hopes vary. Specifically relevant to politics, I'm happy in my second marriage, but accept a lot of the blame for the failure of my first, be… (View Post)

I'm not in sympathy with the themes of the march, but it's possible to be mild 90% of the time and still nurse passionate prejudices and resentment. If we write them all off as flag-waving morons we … (View Post)

Our CLP voted tonight for Lucy. (View Post)

I'm not sure about the support systems - I never noticed any, though it'd make life difficult for the 3 full-time staff, who tend to be selected from constituency activists. But you develop a lot of … (View Post)

Thank you! I've thought of it, but to be honest my own life has been relatively uneventful - grew up in various countries, moderated my politics a bit, became a Labour MP for 13 years, worked for var… (View Post)