Reading the wiki piece he seems an odd mixture, with quite a lot of apparently genuine liberal environmentalism in the style of Gore (who he endorsed), plus the pacifist and anti-corporate themes tha… (View Post)

Marina Hyde, no friend of Tories, has a soft spot for Nadine, referring to her horrible abused chuildhood and genuine concern for patients as a nurse. Anecdotally I thought Major had excellent manner… (View Post)

My late uncle (a nice chap but a little eccentric) had strong religious views which he (gently) always tried to persuade the family about, saying mildly that he didn't want us to go to hell. The… (View Post)

Rereading Pillars of the Earth, 1100 pages of easy read... (View Post)

A lot of people (not just teenagers) don't rate the right to vote much - they correctly judge that they will probably never make an individual difference in their entire lives, plus they think p… (View Post)