Interesting responses which made me look for more evidence. According to this, 8% have never been abroad and 41% have never tried foreign food. https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-British-people… (View Post)

I'm probably an extreme example - I grew up in cities in 3 different countries, worked in two others, and I've retired to a happy marriage in an Oxfordshire village. I don't feel particularly rooted … (View Post)

I think the speculation is ill-advised. If he committed murder (and remember this is still sub judice), then he's repulsive regardless of his views. It doesn't prove anything. There are certainly lun… (View Post)

It's this sort of thing that is deterring members of my family from visiting friends in the US - it's not that they have committed any offences, but they feel slightly unsure that they'd be safe. (View Post)

That's not correct. Clearly Mandelson was unreasonably loyal to his friend beyond common sense. But it doesn't mean he's not the right ambassador to the current US. Probably best to get the Trump vis… (View Post)