I was visiting a lifelong Conservative (wealthy retired landowner) last week - friend of a friend - who said that the party indubitably needed a spell in opposition, but in his opinion Starmer would … (View Post)

The Lerner and Loewe musicals combine strong plots with good songs - most people like My Fair Lady, which combines a plot with some social commentary (from Shaw's Pgymalion, of course), but in s… (View Post)

But Edwards is NOT powerful. He's a newsreader. He's well-known, which is something quite different. The press should be absolutely free to uncover misuse of power, and powerful hypocrites … (View Post)

By the way, is Die Hard any good? (View Post)

Yes, quite. I'd like to see the local government contract that says "If you engage in legal sexual activity that we don't like, we'll take away the pension to which you've co… (View Post)