I'm not sure there are many who really, truly, believe point 4. Speaking for myself (and I'm not untypical of one segment of the electorate), I'm up for the first 3 (recognising that t… (View Post)

Yes, that's a great article. I think we tend to underestimate Dura because he strays towards the malcolm_g tendency of pure invective at times. More like this would be really good. (View Post)

I knew him personally quite well - an intelligent, courageous man. Unlike me, he refused to speak to audiences segregated by gender (though he said it was easier for him to insist as a fellow-Muslim). (View Post)

Being left of the Democrats doesn't make you a Corbynite by a long chalk. I think my friends were saying much the same as you - they're something like Starmer Labour. Nothing wrong with tha… (View Post)

Well, let me put the alternative case. I think it was an absolutely wonderful job, and I miss it every day. I've been a senior IT executive in private industry; set up two successful private com… (View Post)